The Abductor Hallucis lies along the medial border of the foot and covers the origins of the plantar vessels and nerves. It arises from the medial process of the tuberosity […]
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Fibularis tertius
The fibularis tertius (/ˌfɪbjʉˈlɛərɨs ˈtɛrʃi.əs/) (also known as peroneus tertius) is a muscle of the human body located in the lower limb. The muscle arises from the lower third of […]
Fibularis brevis
The fibularis brevis muscle (or peroneus brevis in British English) lies under cover of the fibularis longus and is a shorter and smaller muscle.
Plantaris muscle
Plantaris is one of the superficial muscles of the posterior crural compartment of the leg.It is composed of a thin muscle belly and a long thin tendon. It is approximately […]
Popliteus muscle
The popliteus muscle in the leg is used for unlocking the knees during walking/standing by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia (or medially rotating the tibia) during a closed […]
Extensor digitorum brevis muscle
The extensor digitorum brevis muscle (sometimes EDB) is a muscle on the upper surface of the foot that helps extend digits 2 through 4.
Extensor digitorum longus muscle
The Extensor digitorum longus is a pennate muscle situated at the lateral part of the front of the leg.
Flexor digitorum longus muscle
The flexor digitorum longus is situated on the tibial side of the leg. At its origin it is thin and pointed but it gradually increases in size as it descends. […]
Flexor hallucis longus muscle
The Flexor hallucis longus muscle (FHL) is a muscle of the leg.It is one of the deep muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg. The other deep muscles of […]
Rectus femoris muscle
The rectus femoris muscle (/ˈrɛktəs ˈfɛmərɨs/) is one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body. The others are the vastus medialis the vastus intermedius (deep to the rectus […]