Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot
Muscles of the sole of the foot in the third layer
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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.
InsertionFirst phalanx of the fifth toe
| Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle | |
|---|---|
Muscles of the sole of the foot. Third layer. Flexor dig. quint. brev. labeled 14 & 16 at center right. (After Testut's Anatomy.) | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Fifth metatarsal bone |
| Insertion | First phalanx of the fifth toe |
| Nerve | Superficial branch of lateral plantar nerve |
| Actions | Flexion and adduction of the fifth toe |
| Antagonist | Abductor digiti minimi muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis |
| TA98 | A04.7.02.066 |
| TA2 | 2682 |
| FMA | 37455 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
It originates from the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, and from the sheath of the fibularis longus; its tendon is inserted into the base of the first phalanx of the fifth toe on its lateral side.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 494 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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