Foot Muscles Flashcards
Extensor digitorum brevis
Deep fibular nerve
Extension of metatarsophalangeal joint of great toe and extension of toes 2 to 4
Dorsalis pedis artery
Abductor hallucis
Medial plantar nerve from tibial nerve
Abducts and flexes great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
Medial Plantar Artery
Flexor digitorum brevis
Medial plantar nerve from tibial nerve
Flexes lateral four toes at proximal interphalangeal joint
Medial and Lateral Plantar Artery
Abductor digiti minimi (foot)
lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve
Abducts little toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint
Lateral Plantar Artery
Lumbricals (foot)
Lumbrical 1st: medial plantar nerve
2-4: lateral plantar nerve
Flexion of metatarsophalangeal joint and extension of interphalangeal joints
Medial and Lateral Plantar Artery
Quadratus Plantae
lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve
Assists flexor digitorum longus tendon in flexing toes II-V
Lateral Plantar Artery
Flexor Hallucis Brevis
Medial plantar nerve from tibial nerve
Flexes metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe
Medial Plantar Artery
Adductor Hallucis
Lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve
adducts great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
Planter arterial arch
Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (foot)
Lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve
flexes little toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
Lateral Plantar Artery
Dorsal interossei (foot)
Lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve; first and second dorsal interossei also innervated by deep fibular nerve
abduction of toes 2 to 4 at metatarsophalangeal joins; resist extension of metatarsophalangeal joints and flexion of interphalangeal joints
Dorsal Metatarsal Artery
Plantar interossei
lateral plantar nerve from tibial n.
abduction of toes 3 to 5 at metatarsophalangeal joins; resist extension of metatarsophalangeal joints and flexion of interphalangeal joints
Plantar Metatarsal Artery
