Name

# Flexor Digitorum Brevis

Pronunciation

(FLEK-sur dij-i-TOR-um BREV-is)

Origin/Proximal Attachment

Calcaneal tuberosity

plantar aponeurosis

Insertion/Distal Attachment

Both sides of the bases of middle phalanx of toes 2-5(each of the 4 tendons splits forming a tunnel for Flexor digitorum longus)

Action/Relevance

Flexes toes 2-5

Innervation

Medial plantar nerve (L5, S1)

Notes

short muscle for flexion of toes. Origin: medial aspect of calcaneus and plantar fascia. Insertion: middle phalanges of second fifth toes.