Muscles / Lower legs
Flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot)
- Lower legs
- Foot
- Deep layer
Anatomy
- Origin
- Base of the 5th metatarsal
- Insertion
- Base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th toe
- Nerve
- Superficial branch of the lateral plantar nerve (S2-S3)
Actions
- Flexes the proximal phalanx of the 5th toe
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References (4)
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- 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