Muscles / Lower legs
Adductor hallucis
- Lower legs
- Foot
- Deep layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Oblique head: bases of metatarsals 2-4; transverse head: plantar ligaments of the MTP joints
- Insertion
- Lateral base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
- Nerve
- Deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve (S2-S3)
Actions
- Adducts the great toe
- Supports the transverse arch
Also trained by
Notes
- Contributes to the deforming force in hallux valgus.
References (4)
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- Dalley AF, Agur AMR. Wolters Kluwer. Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. 9th ed.
- Neumann DA. Elsevier. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed.
- Betts JG, Young KA, Wise JA, et al. OpenStax (free, openly licensed textbook). Anatomy and Physiology 2e