| musculus lumbricalis pedis | Four intrinsic muscles of the foot; origin, first: from tibial side of tendon to second toe of flexor digitorum longus; second, third, and fourth: from adjacent sides of all four tendons of this musculus; insertion, tibial side of extensor tendon on dorsum of each of the four lateral toes; action, flex the proximal and extend the middle and distal phalanges; nerve supply, lateral (second to fourth lumbricals) and medial (first lumbrical) plantar. Synonym: musculus lumbricalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus lumbricalis manus | Four intrinsic muscles of the hand; origin, the two lateral: from the radial side of the tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus going to the index and middle fingers; the two medial: from the adjacent sides of the second and third, and third and fourth tendons; insertion, radial side of extensor tendon on dorsum of each of the four fingers; action, flexes metacarpophalangeal joint and extends the proximal and distal interphalangeal joint; nerve supply, the two radial muscles by the median, the two ulnar muscles by the ulnar. Synonym: musculus lumbricalis manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbricalis | See: lumbrical muscle of hand, lumbrical muscle of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus pedis longitudinalis | See: medial longitudinal arch of foot, lateral longitudinal arch of foot. Synonym: arcus pedis longitudinalis, lateral part of longitudinal arch of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus pedis longitudinalis pars lateralis | Formed by calcaneus, cuboid and two lateral metatarsals; the combined arch is supported normally by ligaments, intrinsic muscles, and the tendons of extrinsic muscles of the foot. Synonym: arcus pedis longitudinalis pars lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus pedis longitudinalis pars medialis | Formed by the calcaneus, talus, navicular, three cuneiform bones, and the three medial metatarsals. Synonym: arcus pedis longitudinalis pars medialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus pedis transversalis | The arch formed by the proximal parts of the metatarsal bones, the three cuneiform bones, and the cuboid. Synonym: arcus pedis transversalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcus venosus dorsalis pedis | The arch in the subcutaneous tissue of the dorsum of the foot formed by the dorsal and digital veins; it unites medially with the dorsal vein of the great toe to form the great saphenous vein, and laterally with the dorsal vein of the little toe to form the small saphenous. Synonym: arcus venosus dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteria dorsalis pedis | <anatomy, artery> Continuation of anterior tibial artery after crossing ankle; branches, lateral tarsal, arcuate, dorsal metatarsal; a continuation of the anterior tibial; anastomoses, with the lateral plantar to form the plantar arch. Synonym: arteria dorsalis pedis, dorsal artery of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articulationes interphalangeae pedis | The hinge synovial joints between the phalanges of the toes. Synonym: articulationes interphalangeae pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| articulationes pedis | Joints including the talocrural, intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. Synonym: articulationes pedis, articulations of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcar pedis | Synonym: lime. Origin: L. Limestone 2. The posterior rounded extremity of the foot. Synonym: calcar pedis, heel. Origin: L. Heel (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae fibrosae digitorum pedis | Fibrous sheaths of the toes, the tubular fibrous layer enclosing the synovial sheath and the tendons of the long and short flexors of the toes and the flexor hallucis longus in the digits; they are composed of annular and cruciform parts. Synonym: vaginae fibrosae digitorum pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginae synoviales digitorum pedis | Similar in structure to the corresponding sheaths of the hand. Synonym: vaginae synoviales digitorum pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vagina tendinum musculi extensoris digitorum pedis longi | The synovial sheath that surrounds the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus muscle and the peroneus tertius in their passage across the ankle. Synonym: vagina tendinum musculi extensoris digitorum pedis longi. (05 Mar 2000) |