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| Lumbrical muscle of the foot | |
|---|---|
 Muscles of the sole of the right foot, viewed from below. Second layer. (Lumbricals visible at bottom.) | |
| 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]
- ^ Bozer, Cüneyt; Uzmansel, Deniz; Dönmez, Didem; Parlak, Muhammed; Beger, Orhan; Elvan, Özlem (2018-12-01). "The effects of the communicating branch between medial and lateral plantar nerves on the innervations of the foot lumbrical muscles". Journal of the Anatomical Society of India. 67 (2): 130–132. doi:10.1016/j.jasi.2018.11.006. ISSN 0003-2778. S2CID 81678124.