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Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Tendons of flexor digitorum longus; lumbrical muscles; quadratus plantae muscle; medial and lateral plantar nerves

Image #200-5

KEYWORDS: Foot and toes, Muscles and tendons, Peripheral nervous system.

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Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Tendons of flexor digitorum longus; lumbrical muscles; quadratus plantae muscle; medial and lateral plantar nerves

The flexor digitorum brevis has been divided close to its origin (10) to permit the muscle to be reflected distally. A branch (12) of the nerve supplying the muscle (see view 200-2) can be traced to the lateral parts of the muscle belly.

1 .	Fibrous sheath 1st digit
2 .	1st and 3rd lumbrical muscles
3 .	Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
4 .	Abductor hallucis muscle
5 .	Medial plantar artery
6 .	Medial intermuscular septum
7 .	Medial plantar nerve
8 .	Lateral plantar nerve
9 .	Lateral plantar artery
10 .	Origin of flexor digitorum brevis muscle
11 .	Calcaneal attachment of plantar aponeurosis
12 .	Nerve to flexor digitorum brevis muscle
13 .	Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
14 .	4th lumbrical muscle
15 .	Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
16 .	Flexor digitorum longus muscle (tendons)
17 .	Abductor digiti minimi muscle
18 .	Lateral intermuscular septum
19 .	Quadratus plantae muscle
20 .	Lateral malleolus