
Third Layer of Muscles of Plantar Part of Foot (Left)
Lamina tertia musculorum partis plantaris pedis
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The third layer is one of the four muscle layers of the plantar part of the foot. Overall, the muscles in this layer mainly act to:
- flex the great and little toes at their metatarsophalangeal joints;
- adduct the great toe at its metatarsophalangeal joint.
The third layer of muscles of the plantar part of the foot consists of the:
- flexor hallucis brevis;
- adductor hallucis;
- flexor digiti minimi of foot.
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