Foot Muscles Flashcards
What are the muscles of the first layer of the foot?
Abductor hallucis
Flexor digitorum brevis
Abductor digiti minimi
What are the muscles in the second layer of the foot?
Lumbricals
Quadratus plantae
What are the muscles of the third layer of the foot?
Flexor hallicus brevis
Adductor hallicus
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
What are the muscles of the fourth layer of the foot?
Dorsal interossei
Plantar interossei
What nerves supply the muscles of the foot?
Medial and lateral plantar nerves
In what layer of the foot is extensor digitorum brevis? Which nerve?
Dorsum layer
Deep fibular nerve
In what layer of the foot is the abductor hallicus? Which nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 1
Medial Plantar Nerve
In what layer of the foot is flexor digitorum brevis? Which nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 1
Medial plantar nerve
In which layer of the foot is the abductor digiti minimi? Which nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 1
Lateral plantar nerve
In which layer of the foot is the lumbricals? Which nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 2
Lateral plantar nerve except toe 2 is medial plantar nerve
In what layer of the foot is quadratus plantae? What nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 2
Lateral plantar nerve
What are the actions of the lumbricals?
Flexion of four lateral toes at MP joints
Extension of four lateral toes at IP joints
What is the action of the quadratus plantae?
Flexion of the four lateral toes at IP joints
In what layer of the foot is the flexor hallicus brevis? Which nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 3
Medial plantar nerve
In what layer is the adductor hallicus? Which nerve?
Plantar surface - layer 3
Lateral plantar nerve
