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Name the muscle that extends the toes?
Extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum brevis
What is the action of the extensor digitorum lateralis?
The action is extension, that is why it is called the "extensor"
What muscles extend the toes?
Extensor digitorum longus (lateral 4 toes), Extensor digitorum brevis (medial 4 toes) and extensor hallucis longus (big toe only)
What is the primary extensor of the wrist and fingers?
The extensor digitorum communis is an extensor of the wrist and fingers. The extensor digitorum communis is the primary extensor of the lateral four fingers IP joint and assists in wrist extension.
What muscle is known as an extensor the digits?
Extensor digiti minimi, extensor digitorum longus, and extensor hallucis.
What extends the toes?
extensor hallicus longus
What are all tendons in the human hand?
extensor digitorum, extensor indicis, extensor digiti minimi, flexor digitorum superficialis, and the flexor digitorum profundus. There are also extrinsic muscles that work only in the thumb; these include the flexor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, and adbuctor pollicis longus
Muscle that extends the fingers?
extensor digitorum
Extends the wrist and digits?
extensor digitorum
What two muscles insert on the fifth phalanx or the the fifth metatarsal?
The extensor digitorum longus and fibularis tertius are the two muscles inserts on the fifth phalanx or the the fifth metatarsal.
Is the brachii muscle proximal or distal to the extensor digitorum muscle?
The bulk of the muscle is proximal. But part of it isn't.
What joint is the extensor digitorum longus?
This isn't a joint; it's a muscle. But if you were wondering what joints are involved with the extensor digitorum longus, they are the PIP joint and talonavicular joint.
