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

See also 

• interosseous muscles of the foot
  • dorsal interossei (foot)
  • plantar interossei (foot)

Siehe auch:

• Dorsal interossei (foot)
• Musculi interossei palmares