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Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Long flexor tendons and lumbrical muscles

Image #201-6

KEYWORDS: Foot and toes, Muscles and tendons.

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Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot
Long flexor tendons and lumbrical muscles
The lateral tendons of the flexor digitorum longus have been slightly elevated.
  1. Common plantar digital artery
  2. Flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon within opened digital sheath)
  3. Adductor hallucis muscle
  4. Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
  5. Deep branch lateral plantar nerve
  6. Area of origin of flexor digitorum brevis muscle and plantar aponeurosis
  7. Flexor digitorum longus muscle
  8. Flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon within opened flexor retinaculum at ankle)
  9. Tuberosity of calcaneus
  10. Tibial nerve
  11. Lumbrical muscles
  12. Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
  13. Quadratus plantae muscle
  14. Lateral plantar artery
  15. Position of tendon of peroneus longus muscle
  16. Abductor digiti minimi muscle (cut off at origin)
  17. Accessory peroneus muscle
  18. Lateral malleolus (pointer on groove for peroneal tendons)