Lane Medical Library

Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Nerve supply to first lumbrical muscle

Image #200-6

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

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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)