Beginner Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis Quiz

Q1. In which plantar muscle layer is flexor digiti minimi brevis located?

• Fourth plantar layer
• Second plantar layer
• First plantar layer
• Third plantar layer

Q2. Which toe is acted on by flexor digiti minimi brevis?

• Third toe
• Fifth toe
• Second toe
• Great toe

Q3. From which metatarsal does flexor digiti minimi brevis mainly arise?

• First metatarsal
• Second metatarsal
• Fifth metatarsal
• Third metatarsal

Q4. Where does flexor digiti minimi brevis insert?

• Navicular tuberosity
• Base of the proximal phalanx of the fifth toe
• Calcaneal tuberosity
• Distal phalanx of the great toe

Q5. What is the primary action of flexor digiti minimi brevis?

• Flexion of the fifth toe
• Extension of the great toe
• Extension of the fifth toe
• Dorsiflexion of the ankle

Q6. Which nerve supplies flexor digiti minimi brevis?

• Deep fibular nerve
• Superficial branch of the lateral plantar nerve
• Saphenous nerve
• Medial calcaneal nerve

Q7. Is flexor digiti minimi brevis an intrinsic or extrinsic muscle of the foot?

• Thigh muscle
• Intrinsic muscle
• Leg compartment muscle
• Extrinsic muscle

Q8. On which side of the plantar forefoot is flexor digiti minimi brevis found?

• Medial side only
• Dorsal central side
• Lateral side
• Posterior ankle

Q9. Which joint is directly crossed by flexor digiti minimi brevis near its insertion?

• Ankle joint
• Fifth metatarsophalangeal joint
• First interphalangeal joint
• Subtalar joint

Q10. Which muscle has a related action on the fifth toe but lies more superficially along the lateral sole?

• Quadratus plantae
• Extensor hallucis brevis
• Abductor digiti minimi
• Abductor hallucis