Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot

For the muscle on the hand, see Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of hand.

Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle
Muscles of the sole of the foot. Third layer. (Flexor dig. quint. brev. labeled at center right.)
Details
Origin	Fifth metatarsal bone
Insertion	First phalanx of the fifth toe
Nerve	Superficial branch of lateral plantar nerve
Actions	Flexion and adduction of the fifth toe
Antagonist	Abductor digiti minimi muscle
Identifiers
Latin	musculus flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis
TA98	A04.7.02.066
TA2	2682
FMA	37455
Anatomical terms of muscle

The flexor digiti minimi brevis (flexor brevis minimi digiti, flexor digiti quinti brevis) lies under the metatarsal bone on the little toe, and resembles one of the interossei.

It arises from the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, and from the sheath of the fibularis longus; its tendon is inserted into the lateral side of the base of the first phalanx of the fifth toe.

Occasionally a few of the deeper fibers are inserted into the lateral part of the distal half of the fifth metatarsal bone; these are described by some as a distinct muscle, the opponens digiti quinti.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 494 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918).