Muscular System
First Layer of Muscles of Plantar Part of Foot (Left)
Lamina prima musculorum partis plantaris pedis
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The first layer is the most superficial of the four muscle layers of the plantar part of the foot. Overall, the muscles in this layer mainly act to:
- flex the toes at their metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints;
- abduct the great and little toes at their metatarsophalangeal joints.
The first layer of muscles of the plantar part of the foot consists of the:
- abductor hallucis;
- abductor digiti minimi of foot;
- flexor digitorum brevis.
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