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Muscles of the Foot Flashcards

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Extensor Digitorum Brevis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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  • Proximal Attachement: Calcaneus
  • Distal Attachment: Tendons of extensor digitorum longus, base of proximal phalanges of digits 2,3,4
  • Action: Extension of medial 4 digits
  • Innervation: Deep fibular nerve
  • Blood Supply: Dorsalis pedis, lateral tarsal, arcuate, and fibular arteries
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Extensor Hallucis Brevis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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  • Proximal Attachment: Calcaneus
  • Distal Attachment: Base of proximal phalanx of great toe
  • Action: Extension of great toe
  • Innervation: Deep fibular nerve
  • Blood Supply: Dorsalis pedis, lateral tarsal arcuate, and fibular arteries
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Abductor Hallucis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Flexor Digitorum Brevis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Abductor Digiti Minimi

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Quadratus Plantae

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Lumbricals

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Flexor Hallucis Brevis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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  • Proximal Attachment: Cuboid, lateral cuneiform
  • Distal Attachment:
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Adductor Hallucis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Plantar Interosseus Muscles

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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Dorsal Interosseus Muscles

Proximal Attachment

Distal Attachment

Action

Innervation

Blood Supply

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  • Proximal Attachment: Adjacent sides of 1st through 5th metatarsals
  • Distal Attachment:
    • First: Medial side of proximal phalanx of digit 2
    • 2nd-4th: Lateral sides of digits 2-4
  • Action: Abducts 2nd-4th toes, flex MP joints, extend phalanges
  • Innervation: Lateral plantar nerve
  • Blood Supply: Dorsal and plantar metatarsal arteries
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