Name

# Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (foot)

Pronunciation

(FLEK-sur DIJ-i-tee MIN-I-mee)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Base of 5th metatarsal; digital sheath of peroneus longus

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Medial aspect of base of proximal phalanx of 5th toe

Action/Relevance

Flexes 5th toe (at MTP joint)

Innervation

Lateral plantar nerve (L5, S1)

Notes

Muscle for flexion of fifth toe. Origin: cuboid and base of fifth metatarsal bone. Insertion: base of proximal phalanx of the fifth toe.