Dorsal interossei muscles of foot
Musculi interossei dorsales pedis
- Latin synonym: Musculi interossei dorsales I-IV pedis
- Synonym: Dorsal interossei muscles 1-4 of foot
- Related terms: Dorsal interossei
Definition
Nerve: Plantar nerve
Action: Abduct toes
Antagonist: Plantar interossei muscles
Description:
The Interossei in the foot are similar to those in the hand, with this exception, that they are grouped around the middle line of the second digit, instead of that of the third.They are seven in number, and consist of two groups, dorsal and plantar.
The Interossei dorsales (Dorsal interossei), four in number, are situated between the metatarsal bones. They are bipenniform muscles, each arising by two heads from the adjacent sides of the metatarsal bones between which it is placed; their tendons areinserted into the bases of the first phalanges, and into the aponeurosis of the tendons of the Extensor digitorum longus. In the angular interval left between the heads of each of the three lateral muscles, one of the perforating arteries passes to the dorsum of the foot; through the space between the heads of the first muscle the deep plantar branch of the dorsalis pedis artery enters the sole of the foot. The first is inserted into the medial side of the second toe; the other three are inserted into the lateral sides of the second, third, and fourth toes.
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