Muscular System
Second Layer of Muscles of Plantar Part of Foot (Left)
Lamina secunda musculorum partis plantaris pedis
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The second layer is one of the four muscle layers of the plantar part of the foot. Overall, the muscles in this layer mainly act to:
- flex the second, third, fourth and little toes at their metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints;
- simultaneously flex the metatarsophalangeal joints and extend the interphalangeal joints of the second, third, fourth and little toes.
The second layer of muscles of the plantar part of the foot consists of the:
- quadratus plantae;
- lumbricals of foot.
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