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flexor hallucis longus arises on the back of the fibula ( i. e. on the lateral side ), and its relatively thick muscle belly extends distally down to the flexor retinaculum where it passes over to the medial side to stretch across the sole to the distal phalanx of the first digit.
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flexor hallucis brevis arises on the medial cuneiform bone and related ligaments and tendons.
The plantar tendon on the front ( flexor perforans digitorum ) splits into two sections, and enters the front toes while the hind plantar ( flexor longus hallucis ) splits and enters the hind toes.
* In the foot-the first metatarsal bone usually has two sesamoid bones at its connection to the big toe ( both within the tendon of flexor hallucis brevis ).
The hallux ( large toe ) is primarily flexed by the flexor hallucis longus muscle, located in the deep posterior of the lower leg, via the flexor hallucis longus tendon.
Additional flexion control is provided by the flexor hallucis brevis.
The surface of bone behind the groove is rough, for the attachment of the plantar calcaneocuboid ligament, a few fibers of the flexor hallucis brevis, and a fasciculus from the tendon of the tibialis posterior.
On the other side of the fascia are the tibialis posterior muscle, the flexor digitorum longus muscle, and the flexor hallucis longus muscle, along with the posterior tibial artery and posterior tibial vein and the tibial nerve.
Below the soleus muscle the nerve lies close to the tibia and supplies the tibialis posterior, the flexor digitorum longus and the flexor hallucis longus.
The medial plantar nerve supplies: the abductor hallucis, the flexor digitorum brevis, the flexor hallucis brevis and the first lumbrical.
The lateral plantar nerve supplies quadratus plantae, flexor digiti minimi, adductor hallucis, the interossei, three lumbricals.
The posterior tibial artery, tibial nerve, and tendons of the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus muscles travel in a bundle through the tarsal tunnel.
flexor and longus
Central muscle group: The four lumbricales arise on the medial side of the tendons of flexor digitorum longus and are inserted on the medial margins of the proximal phalanges.
These tendons divide before their insertions and the tendons of flexor digitorum longus pass through these divisions.
Radial abduction is produced by ( in order of importance ) extensor carpi radialis longus, abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis longus, flexor carpi radialis, and flexor pollicis longus.
Palmar flexion is produced by ( in order of importance ) flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor pollicis longus, flexor carpi radialis, and abductor pollicis longus.
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The unbranched portion of the median nerve ( which arises from the cubital fossa ) innervates muscles of superficial and intermediate groups of the anterior compartment except flexor carpi ulnaris.
* The humeral head arises from the medial epicondyle of the humerus by the common flexor tendon.
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Arising from the base of the fifth metatarsal, flexor digiti minimi is inserted together with abductor on the first phalanx.
Also, good technique requires that the angle of the upper body is never too far forward, nor too far back, both of which jeopardize the lower back and compression injuries on the knees and hip flexor muscles.
Nine flexor tendons and the median nerve pass through the carpal tunnel that is surrounded on three sides by the carpal bones that form an arch.
The superficial nodes are supplied by lymphatics that are present throughout the arm, but are particularly rich on the palm and flexor aspects of the digits.
It runs just laterally of flexor digitorum superficialis and inserts on the anterior aspect of the base of the second metacarpal, and has small slips to both the third metacarpal and trapezial tuberosity.
Rhodes flew to California to perform but on the day of the concert she accidentally cut the ring finger on her fret hand while using a Leatherman tool, and severed the deep flexor tendon, as well as causing nerve damage.
Its plantar surface is grooved antero-posteriorly for the passage of the flexor tendons, and marked on either side by an articular eminence continuous with the terminal articular surface.
Baseline measurements of skin blood flow were obtained on the flexor part of the forearm and then compared with skin blood flow after various stimuli.
In particular, the anatomy of the adapid wrist and ankle ( e. g., position of the groove for the flexor fibularis tendon on the talus, the presence of a sloping talo-fibular facet ) show derived similarities with those of living strepsirrhines.
The five muscles acting on the wrist directly — flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis, extensor carpi ulnaris, and palmaris longus — are accompanied by the tendons of the extrinsic hand muscles ( i. e. the muscles acting on the fingers ).
Wagner continued to struggle before going on the disabled list with a torn flexor tendon in his pitching arm and would miss the final three and a half months of the season.
In the 2012 season, Colby Lewis went 6-6 with an ERA of 3. 43 until being placed on the injured reserve list due to a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow.
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These, in turn, synapse with motor neurons leading back to the antagonistic muscle, a flexor in the back of the thigh.
To meet the requirements of these styles of locomotion, the chimpanzee's finger phalanges are longer and have more robust insertion areas for the flexor tendons while the metacarpals have transverse ridges to limit dorsiflexion ( stretching the fingers towards the back of the hand ).
The deep digital flexor ( DDF ) tendon runs down the back of the cannon and soft tissue in that area and under the navicular bone before attaching to the back of the coffin bone.
It is most commonly seen in the superficial digital flexor tendon ( SDFT ) in a front leg — the tendon that runs down the back of the leg, closest to the surface.
Palmar digital nerve block-The palmar digital nerves ( formerly known as the posterior digital nerves ) run down the back of the pastern, one on each side of the deep flexor tendon.
* deeper structures of the foot ( digital cushion, back third of the coffin bone, lateral cartilages, navicular bone and bursa, deep flexor tendon and its sheath )
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Deep flexor muscles straighten the terminal phalanges, so the claws protrude from their sheaths, and the soft " velvety " paw becomes suddenly converted into a formidable weapon.
The triceps surae is the primary plantar flexor and its strength becomes most obvious during ballet dancing.
It is an abductor and a weak flexor, and also helps maintain the arch of the foot.
An important plantar flexor, it is crucial for ballet dancing.
Quadratus plantae originates with two slips from the lateral and medial margins of the calcaneus and inserts into the lateral margin of the flexor digitorum tendon.
It is also known as flexor accessorius.
* Rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases that cause inflammation of the flexor tendons.
Tinel's is performed by lightly tapping the skin over the flexor retinaculum to elicit a sensation of tingling or " pins and needles " in the nerve distribution.
The median nerve can be compressed by a decrease in the size of the canal, an increase in the size of the contents ( such as the swelling of lubrication tissue around the flexor tendons ), or both.
Compression of the median nerve as it runs deep to the transverse carpal ligament ( TCL ) causes atrophy of the thenar eminence, weakness of the flexor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis, as well as sensory loss in the digits supplied by the median nerve.
On the palmar side, the carpus is concave, forming the carpal tunnel which is covered by the flexor retinaculum.
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