1. Flexor Digitorum Longus

1. Flexor Digitorum Longus

Origin

Posterior shaft of tibia below soleal line

Insertion

Plantar surface of the bases of 2nd - 5th phalanges (toes)

Action

• Flexes toes 2 – 5

2. Flexor Hallucis Longus

2. Flexor Hallucis Longus

Origin

Inferior 2/3 of posterior surface of fibula, lower portion of interosseous membrane

Insertion

Base of distal phalanx of “big toe”

Action

• Flexes “big toe”