MuscleTables
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MuscleTables
Table7-1
MuscleTables
MUSCLE
PROXIMAL
ATTACHMENT
(ORIGIN)
DISTAL
ATTACHMENT
(INSERTION)
INNERVATION
MAIN ACTIONS
BLOOD SUPPLY
MUSCLE
GROUP
Abductor digiti
minimi
Medial and lateral
tubercles of
tuberosity of
calcaneus, plantar
aponeurosis, and
intermuscular
septum
Lateral side of base
of proximal
phalanx of 5th
digit
Lateral plantar
nerve
Abducts and flexes 5th
digit
Medial-lateral plantar
artery, plantar
metatarsal and
plantar digital
arteries to 5th
digit
Foot
Abductor hallucis
Medial tubercle of
tuberosity of
calcaneus, flexor
retinaculum, and
plantar aponeurosis
Medial side of base
of proximal
phalanx of 1st
digit
Medial plantar
nerve
Abducts and flexes 1st
digit
Medial plantar and
1st plantar
metatarsal
arteries
Foot
Adductor brevis
Body and inferior pubic
ramus
Pectineal line and
proximal part of
linea aspera of
femur
Obturator nerve
Adducts thigh at hip,
weak hip flexor
Profunda femoris,
medial
circumflex
femoral, and
obturator
arteries
Medial thigh
Adductor hallucis
Oblique head:
bases of
2nd through 4th
metatarsals
Transverse head:
ligaments of
metatarsophalangeal
joints of digits 3-5
Tendons of both
heads lateral
to side of base
of proximal
phalanx of 1st
digit
Deep branch of
lateral plantar
nerve
Adducts 1st digit,
maintains transverse
arch of foot
Medial and lateral
plantar arteries
and plantar
arch, plantar
metatarsal
arteries
Foot
Adductor longus
Body of pubis inferior to
pubic crest
Middle third of linea
aspera of femur
Obturator nerve
(anterior
division)
Adducts thigh at hip
Profunda femoris
and medial
circumflex
femoral arteries
Medial thigh
Adductor magnus
Inferior pubic ramus,
ramus of ischium
Hamstring part
: sciatic
nerve (tibial division)
Gluteal tuberosity,
linea aspera,
medial
supracondylar
line
Hamstring part:
adductor
tubercle of
femur
Adductor part:
obturator
nerve
Hamstring part:
sciatic nerve
(tibial
division)
Adductor part:
adducts
and flexes thigh
Hamstring part:
extends
thigh
Femoral, profunda
femoris, and
obturator
arteries
Medial thigh
Articularis genus
Distal femur on anterior
surface
Suprapatellar bursa
Femoral nerve
Pulls suprapatellar bursa
superiorly with
extension of knee
Femoral artery
Anterior thigh
Biceps femoris
Long head:
ischial
tuberosity
Short head:
Linea aspera
and lateral
supracondylar line of
femur
Lateral side of head
of fibula
Long head:
sciatic nerve
(tibial
division)
(L5–S2)
Short head:
sciatic nerve
(common
fibular
division)
Flexes and laterally
rotates leg, extends
thigh at hip
Perforating branches
of profunda
femoris, inferior
gluteal, and
medial
circumflex
femoral arteries
Posterior thigh
Dorsal interossei
(four muscles)
Adjacent sides of 1st
through 5th
metatarsals
1st:
medial side of
proximal
phalanx of 2nd
digit
2nd through 4th
:
lateral sides of
digits 2–4
Lateral plantar
nerve
Abduct 2nd through 4th
toes, flex
metatarsophalangeal
joints, and extend
phalanges
Arcuate artery,
dorsal and
plantar
metatarsal
arteries
Foot
Extensor digitorum
brevis and
extensor
hallucis brevis
Superolateral surface of
calcaneus, lateral
talocalcaneal
ligament, cruciate
crural ligament
First tendon into
dorsal surface of
base of proximal
phalanx of great
toe; other 3
tendons into
lateral sides of
tendons of
extensor
digitorum longus
to digits 2-4
Deep fibular
nerve
Aids the extensor
digitorum longus in
extending of 4
medial digits at the
metatarsophalangeal
and interphalangeal
joints
Dorsalis pedis,
lateral tarsal,
arcuate, and
fibular arteries
Anterior thigh
Variations in spinal nerve contributions to the innervation of muscles, their arterial supply, their attachments, and their actions are common themes in human
anatomy. Therefore, expect differences between texts and realize that anatomical variation is normal.
