Oblique head of adductor hallucis at a glance
- What it is
- The larger head of adductor hallucis in the sole.
- Location
- Origin: bases of metatarsals 2–4 and the sheath of fibularis longus. Insertion: lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe.
- Function
- Adducts the great toe and helps hold the transverse arch of the foot.
- Body system
- Muscular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA46018 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- Innervation: deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve
- Lies in the third layer of the sole and joins the transverse head and lateral flexor hallucis brevis on the lateral sesamoid.
Structures next to the oblique head of adductor hallucis
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- First lumbrical of foot · muscular
- Third lumbrical of foot · muscular
- Third metatarsal bone · skeletal
- Second lumbrical of foot · muscular
- Flexor digitorum brevis · muscular
- Second metatarsal bone · skeletal
- Fourth metatarsal bone · skeletal
- Fourth lumbrical of foot · muscular
- Extensor hallucis brevis · muscular
- Deep plantar artery · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Oblique head of adductor hallucis (FMA46018). 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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