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Muscular system

Extensor hallucis longus

Extensor longus hallucis

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System
Muscular system
Regions
Lower limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Anterior compartment of leg
Extensor hallucis longus (Extensor longus hallucis) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
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DescriptionUnreviewed

The extensor hallucis longus muscle is a thin skeletal muscle, situated between the tibialis anterior and the extensor digitorum longus.

It extends the big toe and dorsiflects the foot.

It also assists with foot eversion and inversion.

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Muscle attachments

Origin

Insertion

Names

Latin
Extensor longus hallucis
English
Extensor hallucis longus
French
Long extenseur de l'hallux
Spanish
Extensor largo del hállux
Portuguese
Extensor hallucis longus

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