Fibularis brevis
Shorter and smaller of the fibularis (peroneus) muscles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In human anatomy, the fibularis brevis (or peroneus brevis) is a muscle that lies underneath the fibularis longus within the lateral compartment of the leg. It acts to tilt the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body (eversion) and to extend the foot downward away from the body at the ankle (plantar flexion).
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Fibularis brevis muscle | |
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Details | |
Origin | Lower two-thirds of lateral fibula |
Insertion | Fifth metatarsal |
Artery | Fibular (peroneal) artery |
Nerve | Superficial fibular nerve |
Actions | Plantarflexion, eversion |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus fibularis brevis |
TA98 | A04.7.02.042 |
TA2 | 2653 |
FMA | 22540 |
Anatomical terms of muscle |
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