Flexor hallucis brevis muscle

Flexor hallucis brevis muscle is a muscle of the foot that flexes the big toe.

Structure

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Flexor hallucis brevis muscle arises, by a pointed tendinous process, from the medial part of the under surface of the

The medial and lateral head of the flexor hallucis brevis is innervated by the medial plantar nerve. Both heads are represented by spinal segments S1, S2.

Variation

Origin subject to considerable variation; it often receives fibers from the calcaneus or long plantar ligament. Attachment to the cuboid bone sometimes wanting. Slip to first phalanx of the second toe.

Function

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Flexor hallucis brevis flexes the first

Sesamoid bones contained within the tendon of flexor hallucis brevis muscle may become damaged during exercise.^[1]

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  Bones of the right foot. Plantar surface.
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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 493 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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