Abductor hallucis

Abductor hallucis

  • Latin synonym: Musculus abductor hallucis
  • Synonym: Abductor hallucis muscle

Definition

Origin: Tuberosity of the calcaneus

Insertion: Medial aspect of base of proximal phalanx of hallux

Nerve: Medial plantar nerve

Action: Abducts hallux

Antagonist: Adductor hallucis muscle

Description: 

The Abductor hallucis lies along the medial border of the foot and covers the origins of the plantar vessels and nerves. It arises from the medial process of the tuberosity of the calcaneus, from the laciniate ligament, from the plantar aponeurosis, and from the intermuscular septum between it and the Flexor digitorum brevis. The fibers end in a tendon, which is inserted, together with the medial tendon of the Flexor hallucis brevis, into the tibial side of the base of the first phalanx of the great toe.

Variations.—Slip to the base of the first phalanx of the second toe.

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

Comparative anatomy in animals

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