A superficial muscle in the lateral compartment of the leg, and acts to evert and plantar flex the ankle. It is situated at the upper part of the lateral side of the leg, and is the most superficial of the three peroneus muscles. It is innervated by the superficial fibular nerve (superficial peroneal nerve). [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroneus_longus ]
Synonyms: peroneus longus muscle musculus peroneus longus peroneus longus
Term information
- SCTID:361825008
- UMLS:C0224469 (ncithesaurus:Peroneus_Longus)
- NCIT:C53171
- Wikipedia:Peroneus_longus
- galen:PeroneusLongus
- EMAPA:36253
- MA:0002356
- FMA:22539
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
peronaeus longus
peroneus longus muscle
peronaei longus
fibularis longus
peroneous longus
fibularis longus muscle
Term relations
- peroneus
- has muscle insertion some metatarsal bone of digit 1
- has muscle antagonist some tibialis anterior
- has muscle origin some fibula