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Foot Muscles

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abductor hallucis:origin   medial tubercle of calcaneous, flexor retinaculum and plantar aponeurosis  
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abductor hallucis: insertion   medial side of base of proximal phalynx of first digit  
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abductor hallucis: action   abducts and flexes great toe  
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abductor hallucis: innervation   medial plantar nerve  
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flexor digitorum brevis: origin   medial tubercle of calcaneal tuberosity, plantar aponeurosis, and intermuscular septa  
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flexor digitorum brevis: insertion   both sides of middle phalanges of lateral 4 digits  
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flexor digitorum brevis: action   flexes lateral 4 digits  
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flexor digitorum brevis: innervation   medial plantar nerve  
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abductor digiti minimi: origin   medial and lateral tubercles of tuberosity of calcaneous, plantar aponeurosis, and intermuscular septa  
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abductor digit minimi: insertion   lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit  
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abductor digit minimi: action   abducts and flexes 5th digit  
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abductor digiti minimi: innervation   lateral plantar nerve  
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quadratus plantae: origin   medial surface and lateral margin of plantar surface of calcaneus  
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quadratus plantae: insertion   posterolateral margin of tendon of flexor digitorum longus  
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quadratus plantae: action   assists flexor digitorum longus in flexing lateral 4 digits  
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quadratus plantae: innervation   lateral plantar nerve  
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lumbricals: origin   tendons of flexor digitorum longus  
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lumbricals: insertion   medial aspect of expansion over lateral 4 digits  
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lumbricals: action   flex proximal phalanges and extend middle and distal phalanges of lateral 4 digits  
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lumbricals: innervation   Medial one: medial plantar nerve. Lateral three: lateral plantar nerve  
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flexor hallucis brevis: origin   plantar surfaces of cuboid and lateral cuneiform  
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flexor hallucis brevis: insertion   both sides of base of proximal phalanx of 1st digit  
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flexor hallucis brevis: action   flexes proximal phalanx of first digit  
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flexor hallucis brevis: innervation   medial plantar nerve  
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adductor hallucis: origin   Oblique head: bases of metatarsals 2-4. Transeverse head: plantar ligaments of metatarsophalangeal joints  
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adductor hallucis: insertion   tendons of both heads attach to lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe  
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adductor hallucis: action   adducts great toe, assists in maintaining transverse arch of foot  
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adductor hallucis: innervation   deep branch of lateral plantar nerve  
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flexor digiti minimi brevis: origin   base of 5th metatarsal  
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flexor digiti minimi brevis: insertion   base of proximal phalanx of 5th digit  
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flexor digiti minimi brevis: action   flexes proximal phalanx of 5th digit  
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flexor digiti minimi brevis: innervation   superficial branch of lateral plantar nerve  
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plantar interossei (3): origin   bases and medial sides of metatarsals 3-5  
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plantar interossei: insertion   medial sides of bases of proximal phalanges of third to fifth digits  
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plantar interossei: action   adduct digits (2-4) and flex metatarsophalangeal joints  
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plantar interossei: innervation   lateral plantar nerve  
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dorsal interossei (4): origin   adjacent sides of metatarsals 1-5  
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dorsal interossei: insertion   First: medial side of proximal phalanx of 2nd digit. Second to Fourth: lateral sides of 2nd to 4th digits  
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dorsal interossei: action   abduct digits (2-4) and flex metatarsophalangeal joints  
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dorsal interossei: innervation   lateral plantar nerve  
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4 muscles of the foot innervated by the medial plantar nerve   abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, medial lumbrical, flexor hallucis brevis  
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First layer of plantar muscles (3)   abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi  
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2nd layer of plantar muscles (3)   quadratus plantae, tendons of flexor digitorum longus and flexor hallucis longus, lumbricals  
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3rd layer of plantar muscles (3)   flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi  
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4th layer of plantar muscles   Interossei--4 dorsal and 3 plantar  
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muscles of the dorsum of the foot (2)   extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis  
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