There are two plantar arteries, the medial and lateral. The medial plantar artery is smaller than the lateral artery and runs along the inside of the sole of the foot supplying the abductor hallucis muscle and the flexor brevis digitorum muscle. It also supplies the big toe. The larger
lateral plantar artery runs along the bases of the metatarsal bones completing the plantar arch. It supplies the foot and the tendons of the toes. Research Lateral Plantar Artery
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Medicine
Research Lateral Plantar Artery
