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

Higher resolution images are available for a fee. Contact Drew Bourn, PhD, MLIS.

Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Nerve supply to first lumbrical muscle

The branch from the medial plantar nerve to the first lumbrical has been dissected and elevated.

1 .	Upper pointer: Lumbrical muscle I Lower pointer: Branch of medial plantar nerve to first lumbrical
2 .	Oblique head of adductor hallucis muscle
3 .	Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
4 .	Abductor hallucis muscle
5 .	Common plantar digital nerves
6 .	Flexor digitorum longus muscle (tendons)
7 .	Medial plantar artery
8 .	Flexor digitorum brevis muscle (reflected)
9 .	2nd and 4th lumbrical muscles (3rd absent)
10 .	Abductor digiti minimi muscle
11 .	Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
12 .	Lateral plantar artery
13 .	Deep branch lateral plantar nerve
14 .	Lateral intermuscular septum
15 .	Superficial branch of lateral plantar nerve (common plantar digital nerves)