Short flexor of the fingers ( lat. Musculus flexor digitorum brevis ) - muscle of the plantar part of the foot .
| Short finger flexor | |
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| lat Musculus flexor digitorum brevis | |
 Short finger flexor highlighted in red | |
| Start | foot bones |
| Attachment | bones of the toes |
| Blood supply | aa. plantares lateralis et medialis |
| Innervation | n plantaris medialis (L V —S I ) |
| Function | bends middle phalanxes of the II — V foot |
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It occupies a middle position on the foot, located under the plantar aponeurosis. It begins with a short powerful tendon from the medial process of the calcaneal tuber and plantar aponeurosis. Going forward, the muscle abdomen passes into four tendons lying in the synovial sheaths along with the tendons of the long flexor of the fingers ( Latin M. flexor digitorum longus ). In the area of the proximal phalanges of the II – V toes of the foot, each of the four tendons of the short flexor is divided into two legs, which are attached to the base of the middle phalanges of these fingers. Between the legs pass the tendons of the long flexor of the fingers [1] .
Function
The muscle strengthens the arch of the foot and flexes the fingers [2] .
Notes
- ↑ R. D. Sinelnikov, Y. R. Sinelnikov. Muscles of the foot // Atlas of human anatomy. - 2nd. - M. :: Medicine, 1996. - T. 1. - S. 315-316. - 344 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-225-02721-0 .
- ↑ M.G. Pryves, N.K. Lysenkov, V.I. Bushkovich. Muscles of the foot // Human anatomy. - 11th edition. - SPb. :: Hippocrates, 1998 .-- S. 217–218. - 704 s. - ISBN 5-8232-0192-3 .