Lumbricals of the foot
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For the muscle of the hand, see Lumbrical muscle (hand).
The lumbricals are four small skeletal muscles, accessory to the tendons of the flexor digitorum longus muscle. They are numbered from the medial side of the foot.[1]
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Lumbrical muscle of the foot | |
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Details | |
Origin | Medial borders of long flexor tendons |
Insertion | Proximal phalanges and extensor tendons of the 4 lateral toes |
Artery | Medial and lateral plantar arteries |
Nerve | Medial and lateral plantar nerves (S3) |
Actions | Flexes metatarsophalangeal joints, extends interphalangeal joints |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus lumbricalis pedis |
TA98 | A04.7.02.069 |
TA2 | 2685 |
FMA | 37453 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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