FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

• Origin

 

Tibia, fibula

 

• Insertion

 

Plantar surface of the distal phalanges of the toes (2-5)

 

• Agonist(s)

 

- Flexor hallucis longus

- Tibialis posterior

 

• Antagonist(s)

 

- Extensor digitorum longus

- Peroneus tertius

 

• Function

 

Flexion of the toes, plantarflexion of the foot