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- Abductor digiti minimi of footAbductor digiti minimi pedisAbductor digiti minimi of the foot is the superficial muscle along the outer edge of the sole, running from the heel to the little toe.
- Abductor hallucisAbductor hallucis is the superficial muscle along the inner edge of the sole, running from the heel to the big toe.
- Adductor brevisAdductor brevis is a short, triangular muscle of the inner thigh, lying behind pectineus and adductor longus and in front of adductor magnus.
- Adductor longusAdductor longus is the flat, fan-shaped muscle at the front of the inner thigh, running from the pubis to the middle of the femur.
- Adductor magnusAdductor magnus is the largest and deepest adductor of the thigh, a broad triangular muscle with an adductor part and a hamstring part.
- Dorsal interossei muscles of footMusculi interossei dorsales pedisIn the foot, the dorsal interossei are small two-headed muscles filling the gaps between the metatarsals and spreading the toes from the second toe.
- Extensor digitorum brevisExtensor brevis digitorumExtensor digitorum brevis is the small, fleshy muscle on top of the foot that straightens toes two to four.
- Extensor digitorum longusExtensor longus digitorumExtensor digitorum longus is the feather-shaped muscle on the outer front of the leg whose tendons straighten the four lesser toes.
- Extensor hallucis brevisExtensor brevis hallucisExtensor hallucis brevis is the small medial slip of the short toe extensor, lying on top of the foot and lifting the big toe.
- Extensor hallucis longusExtensor longus hallucisExtensor hallucis longus is the thin muscle in the front of the leg whose tendon lifts the big toe and helps raise the foot.
- Fibularis brevis muscleMusculus fibularis brevisFibularis brevis is the shorter lateral leg muscle, lying under fibularis longus and ending on the outer edge of the fifth metatarsal.
- Fibularis longus muscleMusculus fibularis longusFibularis longus is the superficial muscle on the outer side of the leg whose tendon crosses under the sole to the first metatarsal.
- Fibularis tertius muscleMusculus fibularis tertiusFibularis tertius is a small muscle in the front of the lower leg, often described as a fifth slip of extensor digitorum longus.
- Flexor digiti minimi of footFlexor digiti minimi pedis pedisFlexor digiti minimi brevis of the foot is a small muscle under the fifth metatarsal that bends the little toe at its base.
- Flexor digitorum brevisFlexor brevis digitorumFlexor digitorum brevis is the central muscle of the first layer of the sole, sending split tendons to the four lesser toes.
- Flexor digitorum longusMusculus flexor digitorum longusFlexor digitorum longus is a deep calf muscle lying against the tibia whose tendons curl the four lesser toes.
- Flexor hallucis longusFlexor longus hallucisFlexor hallucis longus is a strong deep calf muscle on the fibular side whose tendon bends the big toe and powers push-off.
- Gluteus maximus muscleMusculus gluteus maximusGluteus maximus is the large, thick muscle of the buttock that extends and laterally rotates the hip and steadies the pelvis.
- Gluteus medius muscleMusculus gluteus mediusGluteus medius is the broad, fan-shaped muscle on the outer side of the hip bone that holds the pelvis level when walking.
- Gluteus minimus muscleMusculus gluteus minimusGluteus minimus is the smallest and deepest gluteal muscle, a fan beneath gluteus medius running from the ilium to the greater trochanter.
- Gracilis muscleMusculus gracilisGracilis is the long, slender strap muscle running down the inner side of the thigh from the pubis to below the knee.
- Iliacus muscleMusculus iliacusIliacus is the flat, triangular muscle lining the iliac fossa inside the pelvis, joining psoas major to flex the hip.
- Inferior gemellus muscleMusculus gemellus inferiorThe inferior gemellus is a small deep hip muscle that runs from the ischial tuberosity to the greater trochanter beside obturator internus.
- Lateral head of flexor hallucis brevisCaput laterale flexoris brevis hallucisThis lateral head is the outer half of the big toe's short flexor, lying under the first metatarsal.