Muscles / Lower legs
Quadratus plantae
- Lower legs
- Foot
- Intermediate layer
Also called flexor accessorius.
Anatomy
- Origin
- Medial surface and lateral margin of the plantar calcaneus
- Insertion
- Posterolateral margin of the flexor digitorum longus tendon
- Nerve
- Lateral plantar nerve (S2-S3)
Actions
- Assists FDL in flexing toes 2-5 by straightening its oblique pull
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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