FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

• Origin

 

Fibula, interosseous membrane

 

• Insertion

 

Distal phalanx of the great toe

 

• Agonist(s)

 

- Flexor digitorum longus

- Tibialis posterior

 

• Antagonist(s)

 

- Extensor hallucis longus

- Peroneus tertius

 

• Function

 

Flexion of the great toe, inversion of the foot (turning sole of foot inward), plantarflexion of the foot