Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (foot)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the muscle of the hand, see Flexor digiti quinti brevis muscle (hand)

Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (foot)
Muscles of the sole of the foot. Third layer. (Flexor dig. quint. brev. labeled at center right.)
Latin	musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis
Gray's	subject #131 494
Origin	fifth metatarsal bone
Insertion	phalanx of the fifth toe
Artery:
Nerve:	plantar nerve
Action:	extend and adduct the fifth toe
Antagonist:	Abductor digiti minimi muscle
Dorlands /Elsevier	m_22/12549056

The Flexor digiti minimi brevis (Flexor brevis minimi digiti, Flexor digiti quinti brevis) lies under the metatarsal bone of the little toe, and resembles one of the Interossei.

It arises from the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, and from the sheath of the Peronæus longus; its tendon is inserted into the lateral side of the base of the first phalanx of the fifth toe.

Occasionally a few of the deeper fibers are inserted into the lateral part of the distal half of the fifth metatarsal bone; these are described by some as a distinct muscle, the Opponens digiti quinti.

[edit] External links

• LUC fdmf
• 1570373690 at GPnotebook
• flexor+digiti+minimi+brevis+muscle+of+foot at eMedicine Dictionary

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.

v • d • e List of muscles of lower limbs ILIAC Region / ILIOPSOAS psoas major/psoas minor - iliacus BUTTOCKS gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae lateral rotator group: piriformis - inferior gemellus - obturator internus - superior gemellus - quadratus femoris THIGH anterior compartment: sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu posterior compartment/hamstring: biceps femoris - semitendinosus - semimembranosus medial compartment: pectineus - obturator externus - gracilis - adductor (longus, brevis, magnus) LEG anterior compartment: tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - peroneus tertius posterior compartment: superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris posterior compartment: deep - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) - popliteus lateral compartment: peroneus muscles (longus, brevis) FOOT dorsal - extensor hallucis brevis - extensor digitorum brevis plantar - 1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi) plantar - 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle) plantar - 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis) plantar - 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)