Plantar interossei muscles

Plantar interossei muscles

The Interossei plantares. Left foot.
Details
Latin Musculi interossei plantares
Metatarsals
Proximal phalanges
Plantar Artery, and Dorsal Metatarsal A
Lateral plantar nerve
Actions adduct toes
Antagonist
 Dorsal interossei of the foot
Identifiers
Gray's p.495
Dorlands
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TA A04.7.02.071
FMA 37458
Anatomical terms of muscle

In human anatomy, the plantar interossei of the foot are three muscles located between the metatarsal bones.

Structure

The three plantar interosseous muscles are unipennate and originate on a single metatarsal bone. The three muscles originate on the medial aspect of metatarsals III-V. The muscles cross the metatarsophalangeal joint of toes III-V so the insertions correspond with the origin and there is no crossing between toes.[1]

The muscles then continue distally along the foot and insert in the proximal phalanges III-V. The muscles cross the metatarsophalangeal joint of toes III-V so the insertions correspond with the origin and there is no crossing between toes.[1]

Innervation

All of three interosseous muscles are innervated by the lateral plantar nerve. The lateral plantar nerve is a branch from the tibial nerve, which originally branches off of the sciatic nerve from the sacral plexus.[1]

Function

Since the intersseous muscles cross on the metatarsophalangeal joint, then they act on that specific joint and cause adduction of toes III, IV, and V.[1]

Adduction itself isn't of extreme importance to the toes, but the these muscles work together with the dorsal interosseous muscles in flexion of the foot. They also work together to strengthen the metatarsal arch.[2]

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See also

This article uses anatomical terminology; for an overview, see anatomical terminology.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Saladin, Kenneth (2012). Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. pp. 372–372, 498–499. ISBN 978-0-07-131638-5.
  2. ↑ O'Rahilly, Ronan. "Basic Human Anatomy". Dartmouth. Retrieved 12 December 2013.

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