Dissection of plantar aspect of left foot

Long flexor tendons and lumbrical muscles

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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)