Muscle Name:

• Common Name: Extensor Hallucis Brevis
• Medical Name: Extensor Hallucis Brevis

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Primary movements:
  • Extension of the big toe (hallux)
  • Assists in dorsiflexion of the ankle joint (lifting the foot upwards)

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Distal part of the anterior surface of the fibula
• Insertion:
  • Base of the proximal phalanx of the big toe (hallux)

Related Muscles:

• Extensor Digitorum Longus
• Extensor Digitorum Brevis
• Tibialis anterior
• Peroneus tertius

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