Flexor hallucis brevis muscle the hallux together with the flexor hallucis longus muscle. Flexor hallucis brevis muscle The Flexor hallucis brevis is a muscle of the foot that flexes the big toe. It arises, by a pointed tendinous process, from the medial part of the under surface of the cuboid bone, from the contiguous portion of the third cuneiform, and from the prolongation of the tendon of the Tibialis posterior which is attached to that bone. It divides in front into two portions, which are inserted into the medial and lateral sides of the base of the first phalanx of the great toe, a
Procerus muscle Procerus muscle The procerus muscle (or pyramidalis nasi) is a small pyramidal slip of muscle deep to the superior orbital nerve, artery and vein. "Procerus" is Latin, meaning tall or extended. The procerus arises by tendinous fibers from the fascia covering the lower part of the nasal bone and upper part of the lateral nasal cartilage. It is inserted into the skin over the lower part of the forehead between the two eyebrows on either side of the midline, its fibers merging with those of the frontalis. The procerus helps to pull that part of the skin between the eyebrows