Muscle Name:

• Common Name: Extensor Carpi Radialis
• Medical Name: Extensor Carpi Radialis

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Primary movements:
  • Extension of the wrist joint
  • Abduction of the wrist joint (radial deviation)

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Lateral epicondyle of the humerus
• Insertion:
  • Base of the second metacarpal bone (dorsal aspect)

Related Muscles:

• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
• Extensor Digitorum
• Extensor Pollicis Longus
• Brachioradialis

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