Muscle Name:

• Common Name: Extensor Digiti Minimi
• Medical Name: Extensor Digiti Minimi

Other Names:

• None

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Primary movements:
  • Extension of the little finger (digit 5)
  • Extension of the wrist joint

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Lateral epicondyle of the humerus
  • Common extensor tendon
• Insertion:
  • Extensor expansion (dorsal hood) of the little finger (digit 5)

Related Muscles:

• Extensor Digitorum
• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
• Extensor Carpi Radialis
• Extensor Indicis

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