Muscle Name:

• Common Name: Extensor Digitorum
• Medical Name: Extensor Digitorum

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Primary movements:
  • Extension of the fingers (digits 2-5)
  • Extension of the wrist joint

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Lateral epicondyle of the humerus
  • Posterior surface of the ulna
• Insertion:
  • Extensor expansion (dorsal hood) of the fingers (digits 2-5)

Related Muscles:

• Extensor Indicis
• Extensor Pollicis Longus
• Extensor Carpi Radialis
• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

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