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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 |
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]