Foot muscle attachments Flashcards
What are the intrinsic muscles on the dorsal aspect of the foot?
- extensor digitorum brevis
2. extensor hallucis brevis
What is the origin of extensor digitorum brevis?
superolateral surface of the calcaneus
What is the insertion of extensor digitorum brevis?
lateral sides of the tendons of extensor digitorum longus of toes II to IV
What is the innervation of extensor digitorum brevis?
deep fibular nerve
What is the function of extensor digitorum brevis?
extension of toes II to IV
What is the origin of extensor hallucis brevis?
superolateral surface calcaneus
What is the insertion of extensor hallucis brevis?
base of proximal phalanx of great toe
What is the innervation to extensor hallucis brevis?
extension of metatarsophalangeal joint of great toe
What are the muscles in the 1st layer of the plantar surface of the foot and what aponeurosis is the first thing you see?
- flexor digitorum brevis
- abductor hallucis
- abductor digiti minimi
plantar aponeurosis
What are the muscles and tendons in the 2nd layer of the plantar surface of the foot?
- lumbricals
- quadratus plantae
- flexor digitorum longus tendon
- flexor hallucis longus tendon
What are the muscles and tendons in the 3rd layer of the plantar surface of the foot ?
- adductor hallucis - oblique and transverse head
- flexor hallucis brevis
- flexor digiti minimi brevis
- tendon of fibularis longus
What are the muscles in the 4th layer of the plantar surface of the foot?
- plantar interossei - PAD
2. dorsal interossei - DAB
What is the origin of abductor hallucis and what layer is it in?
medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity
1st layer
What is the insertion of abductor hallucis?
medial side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe
What is the innervation of abductor hallucis?
medial plantar nerve from the tibial nerve
What is the function of abductor hallucis?
- abducts the great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
2. flexes the great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
What is the origin of flexor digitorum brevis and what layer is it in?
- medial process of calcaneal tuberosity
2. plantar aponeurosis
What is the insertion of flexor digitorum brevis?
sides of the plantar surface of middle phalanges of lateral 4 toes
What is the innervation of flexor digitorum brevis?
medial plantar nerve from tibial nerve
What is the function of flexor digitorum brevis?
flexes lateral 4 toes at proximal interphalangeal joints