Flexor digiti minimi brevis of foot at a glance
- What it is
- A small muscle of the lateral sole.
- Location
- Origin: base of the 5th metatarsal and sheath of fibularis longus. Insertion: base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th toe.
- Function
- Flexes the little toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA37471 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: lateral plantar nerve
- Lies in the third layer of the sole.
- Blood supply: lateral plantar artery
Structures next to the flexor digiti minimi brevis of foot
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Third plantar interosseous of foot · muscular
- Fifth metatarsal bone · skeletal
- Fourth lumbrical of foot · muscular
- Fourth metatarsal bone · skeletal
- Flexor digitorum brevis · muscular
- Third lumbrical of foot · muscular
- Second plantar interosseous of foot · muscular
- Third metatarsal bone · skeletal
- Oblique head of adductor hallucis · muscular
- Second lumbrical of foot · muscular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Flexor digiti minimi brevis of foot (FMA37471). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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