Table of Contents
Overview
Dorsal and plantar view of the muscles of the foot In this illustration, you will find all of the intrinsic muscles of the foot. According to their location, they are divided into four distinct groups: three groups of muscles of the sole of the foot (central, medial and lateral) and dorsal muscles. The central compartment is made up of flexor digitorum brevis, quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscles, plantar interossei muscles and dorsal interossei muscles. The lateral compartment includes the abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis and opponens digiti minimi muscles. The medial compartment is made up of abductor hallucis, adductor hallucis and flexor hallucis brevis muscles. Lastly, the dorsal muscles (shown in the bottom right image) are the extensor digitorum muscle and extensor hallucis brevis muscle.
Keypoints
| Central muscles of the sole of the foot | Flexor digitorum brevis, quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscles I-IV, plantar interossei muscles I-III, dorsal interossei muscles I-IV |
| Lateral muscles of the sole of the foot | Abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi brevis, opponens digiti minimi |
| Medial muscles of the sole of the foot | Abductor hallucis, adductor hallucis, flexor hallucis brevis |
| Dorsal muscles of foot | Extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis |
Atlas of Muscles of the foot
Extensor digitorum brevis muscle (Musculus extensor digitorum brevis)
superior view
Extensor hallucis brevis muscle (Musculus extensor hallucis brevis)
superior view
Flexor digitorum brevis muscle (Musculus flexor digitorum brevis)
inferior view
Quadratus plantae muscle (Musculus quadratus plantae)
inferior view
Lumbrical muscles of foot (Musculi lumbricales pedis)
inferior view
Plantar interossei muscles (Musculi interossei plantares)
inferior view
Dorsal interossei muscles of foot (Musculi interossei dorsales pedis)
superior view
Abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot (Musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis)
inferior view
Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot (Musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis)
inferior view
Opponens digiti minimi muscle of foot (Musculus opponens digiti minimi pedis)
inferior view
Abductor hallucis muscle (Musculus abductor hallucis)
inferior view
Adductor hallucis muscle (Musculus adductor hallucis)
inferior view
Flexor hallucis brevis muscle (Musculus flexor hallucis brevis)
inferior view
Reference
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