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General information The extensor digitorum longus is a pennate muscle located in the lower anterior portion of the leg, responsible for extension of the toes and dorsiflexion of the ankle. Literal meaning The literal meaning of extensor...

General information Extensor digitorum is a muscle of the posterior forearm and is sometimes referred to as extensor digitorum communis. Literal meaning The muscle that extends the fingers. Interesting information Due to the location and...

General information Extensor hallucis brevis is a short muscle in the dorsum of the foot, and with the extensor digitorum brevis, it forms the dorsal foot muscles group. Literal meaning The short muscle that straightens the big toe....

General information The Latin name musculus extensor indicis refers to the extensor indicis (proprius) muscle, a long, slender, striated muscle tissue that assists in the movement and support of the skeleton. It is located deep in the upper...

General information The extensor pollicis longus serves to extend the thumb phalanx. The abductor pollicis brevis and adductor pollicis are both attached to the extensor pollicis longus tendon and can extend the interphalangeal joint of the...

General information A flat superficial abdominal muscle situated in the lateral abdomen. Along with the anterior abdominal muscle this muscle forms the anterolateral abdominal wall. The fibres are located inferiorly and medially and they...

General information Extensor pollicis brevis is a short, slender muscle situated in the forearm’s posterior compartment. The deep forearm extensors consist of the extensor pollicis brevis, supinator, abductor pollicis longus, extensor...

General information Extensor hallucis longus muscle is a thin muscle that belongs to the anterior leg compartment along with the extensor digitorum longus, tibialis anterior and fibularis tertius muscles. Literal meaning The long muscle...

General information Eye movement is controlled by 6 extraocular muscles, with another controlling elevation of the eyelid. The engagement of these muscles is determined by the eye position during muscle contraction. Literal meaning...

General information Dorsal interossei of the hand are four muscles on the back of each hand. There are four dorsal interossei muscles in each hand. These match the palmar interossei muscles that sit on the front side of the hand (palm)....

General information Dorsal Interossei of the foot are four muscles positioned between the metatarsal bones in each foot. Literal meaning Dorsal interossei translates from Latin as ‘muscle between the bones on the back’ (of the...

General information The digastric muscle or digastricus is one of six key muscles which assist in the movement of the human jaw. The digastric muscle helps to open the mouth by lowering the mandible. Literal meaning The muscle with two...