MuscleTables
MuscleTables
Table7-2
MUSCLE
PROXIMAL
ATTACHMENT
(ORIGIN)
DISTAL
ATTACHMENT
(INSERTION)
INNERVATION
MAIN ACTIONS
BLOOD SUPPLY
MUSCLE
GROUP
Extensor digitorum
longus
Lateral condyle of tibia,
proximal 3/4 of
anterior surface of
interosseous
membrane and fibula
Middle and distal
phalanges of
lateral four digits
Deep fibular nerve
Extends lateral four
digits and
dorsiflexes foot
at ankle
Anterior tibial artery
Anterior leg
Extensor hallucis
longus
Middle part of anterior
surface of fibula and
interosseous
membrane
Dorsal aspect of
base of distal
phalanx of great
toe
Deep fibular nerve
Extends great toe,
dorsiflexes foot
at ankle
Anterior tibial artery
Anterior leg
Fibularis peroneus
brevis
Distal 2/3 of lateral surface
of fibula
Dorsal surface of
tuberosity on
lateral side of
5th metatarsal
Superficial fibular
nerve
Everts foot and
weakly
plantarflexes
foot at ankle
Anterior tibial and
fibular arteries
Lateral leg
Fibularis peroneus
longus
Head and proximal 2/3 of
lateral fibula
Plantar base of 1st
metatarsal and
medial
cuneiform
Superficial fibular
nerve
Everts foot and
weakly
plantarflexes
foot at ankle
Anterior tibial and
fibular arteries
Lateral leg
Fibularis peroneus
tertius
Distal third of anterior
surface of fibula and
interosseous
membrane
Dorsum of base of
5th metatarsal
Deep fibular nerve
Dorsiflexes foot at
ankle and aids
in eversion of
foot
Anterior tibial artery
Anterior leg
Flexor digiti minimi
brevis
Base of 5th metatarsal
Lateral base of
proximal
phalanx of 5th
digit
Superficial branch of
lateral plantar
nerve
Flexes proximal
phalanx of 5th
digit
Lateral plantar
artery, plantar
digital artery to
5th digit,
arcuate artery
Foot
Flexor digitorum
brevis
Medial tubercle of
tuberosity of
calcaneus, plantar
aponeurosis, and
intermuscular septum
Both sides of middle
phalanges of
lateral four digits
Medial plantar nerve
Flexes 2nd through
5th digits
Medial and lateral
plantar arteries
and plantar
arch, plantar
metatarsal and
plantar digital
arteries
Foot
Flexor digitorum
longus
Medial part of posterior
tibia inferior to soleal
line
Plantar bases of
distal phalanges
of lateral four
digits
Tibial nerve
Flexes lateral four
digits and
plantarflexes
foot at ankle;
supports
longitudinal
arches of foot
Posterior tibial artery
Posterior leg
Flexor hallucis
brevis
Plantar surfaces of cuboid
and lateral cuneiform
Both sides of base
of proximal
phalanx of 1st
digit
Medial plantar nerve
Flexes proximal
phalanx of 1st
digit
Medial plantar
artery, first
plantar
metatarsal artery
Foot
Flexor hallucis
longus
Distal 2/3 of posterior
fibula and
interosseous
membrane
Base of distal
phalanx of great
toe (hallux)
Tibial nerve
Flexes all joints of
great toe,
weakly
plantarflexes
foot at ankle
Fibular artery
Posterior leg
Gastrocnemius
Lateral head:
lateral aspect
of lateral condyle of
femur
Medial head:
popliteal
surface above medial
condyle of femur
Posterior aspect of
calcaneus via
calcaneal
tendon
Tibial nerve
Plantarflexes foot at
ankle joint,
assists in flexion
of knee joint,
raises heel
during walking
Popliteal and
posterior tibial
arteries
Posterior leg
Gluteus maximus
Ilium posterior to posterior
gluteal line, dorsal
surface of sacrum and
coccyx, sacrotuberous
ligament
Most fibers end in
iliotibial tract
that inserts into
lateral condyle
of tibia; some
fibers insert into
gluteal
tuberosity of
femur
Inferior gluteal nerve
Extends flexed thigh,
assists in lateral
rotation, and
abducts thigh
Inferior gluteal
arteries mainly,
and superior
gluteal arteries
occasionally
Gluteal region
