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| Abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot | |
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.png) First layer of the muscles of the sole (abductor digiti minimi visible at center right). | |
 Superficial view of the plantar arteries (abductor digiti minimi visible at center right). | |
| Details | |
| Origin | Plantar aponeurosis |
| Insertion | Fifth toe or phalanges |
| Artery | Lateral plantar artery |
| Nerve | Lateral plantar nerve |
| Actions | Flexion and abduction of the fifth toe |
| Antagonist | Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis |
| TA98 | A04.7.02.063 |
| TA2 | 2679 |
| FMA | 37451 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
The abductor digiti minimi (abductor minimi digiti, abductor digiti quinti) is a muscle which lies along the lateral (outer) border of the foot,[1] and is in relation by its medial margin with the lateral plantar artery, vein and nerves.
Its homolog in the arm is the abductor digiti minimi muscle in the hand.
- ^ Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, A. Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M. (2010). Gray´s Anatomy for Students (2nd ed.). pp. 618–619. ISBN 978-0-443-06952-9.