The interosseous muscles of the foot are muscles found near the

metatarsal The metatarsal bones or metatarsus (: metatarsi) are a group of five long bones in the midfoot, located between the tarsal bones (which form the heel and the ankle) and the phalanges ( toes). Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are ...

bones that help to control the toes. They are considered voluntary muscles. They are generally divided into two sets: * 4 Dorsal interossei - Abduct the digits away from the 2nd digit (away from axial line) and are bipennate. * 3

Plantar interossei In human anatomy, plantar interossei muscles are three muscles located between the metatarsal bones in the foot. Structure The three plantar interosseous muscles are unipennate, as opposed to the bipennate structure of dorsal interosseous muscle ...

- Adduct the digits towards the 2nd digit (towards the axial line) and are unipennate. The axial line goes down the middle of the 2nd digit, towards the sole of the foot (it's an imaginary line). Both sets of muscles are innervated by the Lateral plantar nerve.

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