Muscle layers of the intrinsic foot

Question 1

What muscles are found in the 1st layer of the plantar muscles?

Answer 1

• Flexor digitorium brevis.
• Abductor hallucis.
• Abductor digiti minimi.

Question 2

What muscles are found in the 2nd layer of the plantar muscles?

Answer 2

• Tendon of flexor digitroium longus.
• Lumbricals.
• Quadratus plantae.
• Tendon of flexor hallucis longus.

Question 3

What muscles are found in the 3rd layer of plantar muscles?

Answer 3

• Flexor hallucis brevis.
• Flexor digiti minimi.
• Transverse head of adductor hallucis.
• Oblique head of adductor hallucis.

Question 4

What muscles are found in the 4th layer of plantar muscles?

Answer 4

• Plantar Interossei.
• Dorsal Interossei.

Question 5

What muscles are found in the dorsum of the foot?

Answer 5

• Extensor digitorium brevis.
• Extensor hallucis brevis.