Short flexor of the big toe
Short flexor of the big toe , m. Flexor hallucis brevis, somewhat shorter than the previous muscle, partially covered by it and located directly on the I metatarsal bone. It starts from the medial sphenoid bone, the plantar surface of the scaphoid bone, the tendon m. Tibialis posterior, a long plantar ligament. The tendon of the short flexor of the big toe, along with the tendon m. Adductoris hallucis attaches to the lateral and medial sesamoid bones and to the base of the proximal phalange of the large toe, thus dividing into two distal tendons, each of which belongs respectively to the lateral and medial parts.
Function: flexes the thumb of the foot.
Innervation: lateral part - n. Plantaris lateralis (SI-SII), the medial part - n. Plantaris medialis (LV -SII).
Blood supply: a. Plantaris medialis, arcus plantaris.
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