MUSCLES OF THE FOOT. . 465 



The Interosseus Secundus, Digiti Tertii, or the Adductor Tertii 



Digiti, 



Is seen on the upper surface of the foot, occupying the inter- 

 val of the metatarsal bones of the third and fourth small toes, 

 and arises, by a double head, from the opposite surfaces of their 

 roots and bodies. 



It is inserted, tendinous, into 4he outside of the root of the 

 first phalanx of the third small toe. 



It draws this toe outwards. 



The Interosseus Primus, Digiti Secundi Pedis, or the Abductor 

 Medii Digiti, 



Is at the bottom of the foot, and arises from the inside of the 

 metatarsal bone of the second smaller toe. 



It is inserted into the inside of the first phalanx of the second 

 toe. 



It draws this toe inwards. 



The Interosseus Primus, Digiti Tertii t or the Abductor Tertii 



Digiti, 



Is in the sole of the foot. It arises from the inside of the me- 

 tatarsal bone of the third smaller toe, beginning near its root, 

 and is. inserted, tendinous, into the inside of the base of the first 

 phalanx of the same toe. 



It draws this toe inwards. 



The Interosseus seu Adductor, Digiti Minimi, 



Is on the under surface of the foot. It arises from the inside 

 of the base and body of the metatarsal bone of the fourth small, 

 or the little toe, and is inserted, tendinous, into the inside of the 

 first phalanx of the little toe. 



It draws this toe inwards. 



