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Complete muscle reference, origins, insertions, nerve supply, actions, clinical notes, and common injuries.

52 muscles

52 muscles in Foot & Ankle Clear ×

Muscle Abductor Digiti Minimi (Foot) musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis Foot & Ankle The abductor digiti minimi of the foot is the most lateral plantar muscle, forming the prominent… Muscle Abductor Hallucis musculus abductor hallucis Foot & Ankle The abductor hallucis is the most medial plantar muscle, running from the calcaneal tuberosity along the… Muscle Abductor Hallucis Detail musculus abductor hallucis detail Foot & Ankle Abductor hallucis forms the medial plantar compartment and the medial foot border. Its origin from the… Muscle Accessory Flexor Digitorum Longus musculus flexor digitorum longus accessorius pedis Foot & Ankle The accessory flexor digitorum longus is an anomalous additional muscle belly arising from the posterior compartment… Muscle Adductor Hallucis musculus adductor hallucis Foot & Ankle The adductor hallucis is a deep plantar muscle with an oblique head from the midfoot and… Muscle Adductor Hallucis Oblique Head caput obliquum m. adductoris hallucis Foot & Ankle The oblique head is the largest adductor component, arising broadly from the midfoot and providing primary… Muscle Adductor Hallucis Transverse Head caput transversum musculi adductoris hallucis Foot & Ankle The transverse head of adductor hallucis arises from the lesser MTP joint capsules and the deep… Muscle Adductor Hallucis Transverse Head Detail caput transversum m. adductoris hallucis detail Foot & Ankle The transverse head of adductor hallucis originates from the plantar plate and deep transverse metatarsal ligament… Muscle Extensor Digitorum Brevis musculus extensor digitorum brevis Foot & Ankle The extensor digitorum brevis is a small muscle on the dorsolateral foot arising from the calcaneus… Muscle Extensor Digitorum Brevis Detail musculus extensor digitorum brevis detail Foot & Ankle EDB is a small dorsal foot muscle deep to the EDL tendons. The hallux slip (EHB)… Muscle Extensor Digitorum Brevis Fourth Slip musculus extensor digitorum brevis (fasciculus quartus) Foot & Ankle The fourth slip of extensor digitorum brevis is the most lateral EDB slip to a lesser… Muscle Extensor Digitorum Brevis Second Slip musculus extensor digitorum brevis (fasciculus secundus) Foot & Ankle The second slip of extensor digitorum brevis is the most medial of the four EDB slips,… Muscle Extensor Digitorum Brevis Third Slip musculus extensor digitorum brevis (fasciculus tertius) Foot & Ankle The third slip of extensor digitorum brevis inserts into the third toe, lying between the second… Muscle Extensor Hallucis Brevis musculus extensor hallucis brevis Foot & Ankle The extensor hallucis brevis is technically the medial portion of the extensor digitorum brevis, providing a… Muscle Extensor Hallucis Brevis Detail musculus extensor hallucis brevis detail Foot & Ankle The extensor hallucis brevis is the medial slip of the extensor digitorum brevis, acting on the… Muscle First Dorsal Interosseous Foot Detail musculus interosseus dorsalis primus pedis detail Foot & Ankle The first dorsal interosseous of the foot abducts the second toe toward the hallux. The foot's… Muscle First Dorsal Interosseous of the Foot musculus interosseus dorsalis primus pedis Foot & Ankle The first dorsal interosseous of the foot is the largest of the four dorsal interossei, occupying… Muscle First Lumbrical of the Foot musculus lumbricalis primus pedis Foot & Ankle The first lumbrical is the only foot lumbrical innervated by the medial plantar nerve. It arises… Muscle First Plantar Interosseous of the Foot musculus interosseus plantaris primus pedis Foot & Ankle The first plantar interosseous adducts the third toe toward the midline axis of the second ray.… Muscle Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (Foot) musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis Foot & Ankle The flexor digiti minimi brevis of the foot flexes the little toe at the MTP joint… Muscle Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis Foot Detail musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis detail Foot & Ankle FDM brevis of the foot forms the lateral plantar compartment with the abductor digiti minimi. Its… Muscle Flexor Digitorum Brevis musculus flexor digitorum brevis Foot & Ankle The flexor digitorum brevis is the foot equivalent of the flexor digitorum superficialis in the hand,… Muscle Flexor Digitorum Brevis Detail musculus flexor digitorum brevis detail Foot & Ankle FDB is the most superficial of the three plantar intrinsic muscle layers. Its tendons split to… Muscle Flexor Digitorum Brevis Fifth Slip musculus flexor digitorum brevis (fasciculus quintus) Foot & Ankle The fifth slip of flexor digitorum brevis to the little toe is inconstant, absent in approximately…