A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.612.8

v1.c25.612.8

243 three muscles are present in each toe, ten in the fore part of the foot (prapada), the sole and the ankle, 244 an equal number in the kūrca, twenty in the lower leg, five in the knee, and twenty in the thigh 245 (5.54); one muscle is present in the penis, one in the raphe (sevanī), two are present in the testicles, ten in the buttocks, three, called valī, in the anal region, two in the bastīśiras, four in the abdominal wall; 246 one muscle is found in the umbilical region, heart and āmāśaya, six muscles are present in liver, spleen and uṇḍuka; five muscles are present in the upper part of the back, 247 ten long ones in the sides of the chest, 248 ten in the anterior part of the chest, and three in the region of shoulder and clavicle 249 (5.55); ten muscles are present in the neck, 250 eight in the cheeks, 251 eight in the region of the jaw; one muscle is found in throat, 252 kā-kala, tongue 253 and head; 254 two muscles are present in the palate, forehead, 255 nose, lips, and ears 256 (5.56); women possess twenty more muscles; 257 ten muscles, which develop during puberty, are found in the breasts, the other ten in the generative organs (yoni); two muscles are found internally (abhyantarāśrita), 258 two round (vṛtta) ones in the (yoni)mukha, 259 three more in the garbhamārga, where the foetus stays; 260 the yoni possesses three whirls (āvarta) in the form of a śaṅkhanābhi; 261 the garbha-śayyā (uterus) 262 is found at the third āvarta, 263 between pittāśaya and pakvāśaya;