Adductor hallucis muscle
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The adductor hallucis muscle arises by two heads, an oblique and transverse head. It is responsible for adducting the big toe.
Summary
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origin:
- transverse head: ligaments associated with metatarsophalangeal joints of lateral three toes
- oblique head: bases of metatarsals II to IV and from sheath covering fibularis longus
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insertion:
- lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe
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action:
- adducts great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
- arterial supply:
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innervation:
- lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve
-<strong>origin:</strong><ul>- +<strong>origin</strong>:<ul>
-<strong>insertion:</strong><ul><li> lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe</li></ul>-</li>- +<strong>insertion</strong>: lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe</li>
-<strong>action:</strong><ul><li> adducts great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint</li></ul>-</li>- +<strong>action</strong>: adducts great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint</li>
-<strong>arterial supply:</strong><ul><li> <a href="/articles/arterial-supply-to-the-foot">lateral plantar artery</a>-</li></ul>- +<strong>arterial supply</strong>: <a href="/articles/arterial-supply-to-the-foot">lateral plantar artery</a>
-<strong>innervation: </strong><ul><li>lateral plantar nerve from <a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a>-</li></ul>- +<strong>innervation</strong>:<strong> </strong>lateral plantar nerve from <a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a>
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