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
- insertion: lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe
- action: adducts great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint
- arterial supply: lateral plantar artery
- innervation:lateral plantar nerve from tibial nerve
-<li>transverse head: ligaments associated with metatarsophalangeal joints of lateral three toes</li>- +<li>transverse head: ligaments associated with <a href="/articles/metatarsophalangeal-joint">metatarsophalangeal joints </a>of lateral three toes</li>
-<strong>innervation</strong>:<strong> </strong>lateral plantar nerve from <a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a>- +<strong>innervation</strong>:<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/lateral-plantar-nerve">lateral plantar nerve</a> from <a href="/articles/tibial-nerve">tibial nerve</a>
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