Extensor hallucis brevis muscle

 The extensor hallucis brevis is a muscle on the top of the foot that helps to extend the big toe.

Extensor hallucis brevis
Muscles of the front of the leg. (Ext. hallucis brevis colored in red.)
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Details
Origin	calcaneus
Insertion	proximal phalanx of digit 1 (hallux, or the great toe)
Artery	dorsalis pedis artery
Nerve	deep fibular nerve
Actions	Extend hallux
Antagonist	Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
Identifiers
Latin	musculus extensor hallucis brevis
TA98	A04.7.02.054
TA2	2670
FMA	51141
Anatomical terms of muscle [edit on Wikidata]

StructureEdit

The extensor hallucis brevis is essentially the medial part of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle. Some anatomists have debated whether these two muscles are distinct entities.

The extensor hallucis brevis arises from the calcaneus and inserts on the proximal phalanx of the digit 1 (the big toe).

Nerve supplyEdit

Nerve supplied by lateral terminal branch of Deep Peroneal Nerve (deep fibular nerve) (proximal sciatic branches S1, S2). Same innervation of Extensor Digitorum Brevis

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