Plantar interossei (foot)

The three plantar interossei muscles adduct the 3, 4 and 5 toes toward the long axis through the 2 toe.

Summary

  • origin: medial sides of metatarsals of toes III to V
  • insertion: extensor hoods and bases of proximal phalanges of toes III to V
  • action: adduction of toes III to V at metatarsophalangeal joints; resist extension of the metatarsophalangeal joints and flexion of the interphalangeal joints
  • innervation: lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve

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