Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
| Flexor digitorum brevis muscle |
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| Sole muscles of man |
| origin |
| Plantar (bottom) of the heel bone hump (tuberosity of the calcaneus). |
| approach |
| Base of the middle links of the 2nd to 5th toes |
| function |
| Flexion of the 2nd to 5th toes in the middle and base joint |
| Innervation |
| Medial plantar nerve |
| Spinal segments |
| S1, S2 |
The flexor digitorum brevis muscle ( Latin for “short toe flexor”) is a skeletal muscle in the area of the underside of the foot skeleton . He bends the second through fifth toes. The flexor digitorum brevis muscle forms the tendon hiatus of the toes.