Flexor Digitorum Longus
The flexor digitorum longus are a pair of muscles located in each of the lower-legs of the human body.
Origin, Insertion and Actions of the Flexor Digitorum Longus muscles:
| Points of Origin: | Medial part of the posterior surface of tibia bone |
| Points of Insertion: | Distal phalanges of 4 outer toes (that is, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th toes) |
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The flexor digitorum longus muscles are labelled on our diagram of human anterior muscles.
More about Muscles:
The following are some popular pages in the section about the human muscular system:
- The structure of muscle tissue
- The structure of muscle cells
- Labelled diagrams of the muscles in different parts of the body including anterior muscles, posterior muscles and facial muscles
- Types of muscle contractions
- Movements at joints
There are also more pages about the words used to describe muscles (terminology), the anatomy and physiology of muscles, muscular disorders and associated topics. See also books about sports medicine.
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- Anterior Muscles
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- Facial Muscles
- Muscle Terminology (Definitions)
- 1. Structure of Muscle
- 2. Structure of Muscle Cells
- 3. Muscle Filaments
- 4. Sliding Filament Theory
- 5. Neuromuscular Junction
- 6. Actions at Neuromuscular Junction
- Types of Muscle Contractions
- Muscular Disorders
- Effects of exercise on muscles
