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The action is extension, that is why it is called the "extensor"

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The extensor digitorum longus has which type of fascicle arrangement?

The extensor digitorum longus muscle has a parallel fascicle arrangement where muscle fibers run parallel to the long axis of the muscle. This arrangement allows the muscle to generate a strong pulling force to extend the toes.


How many muscles does it take to flip someone the bird?

Flipping someone the bird primarily involves the contraction of two muscles: the flexor digitorum profundus and the flexor digitorum superficialis, which control the movement of the middle finger.


What muscles present in cats are not in humans?

Some of the muscles present in cats but not in humans include the panniculus carnosus, a thin sheet of muscle beneath the skin that allows cats to move their skin independently of their muscles, aiding in grooming and hunting. Cats also have a specialized muscle called the tensor tympani, which helps dampen loud noises by adjusting tension in the eardrum.


What is the difference between decerebrate and decorticate posturing?

In decerebrate posturing (extensor) rigidity, all four limbs are extended and the hands are pronated. In decorticate (flexor) rigidity, the arms, wrists, and fingers are flexed.


What are the Structural differences in cat and human muscles of the thigh and lower leg?

A human's legs and cat's back legs are different due to different movements each make and how they are structured. In a cat, the lower rear leg anterior has a tibialis anterior muscle. In a human, anterior has tibialis interior and extensor digitorum longus muscle.

Related Questions

Name the muscle that extends the toes?

Extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum brevis


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


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.


What muscle produces extension of the fingers joints and wrist?

The muscles that produce extension of the finger joints and wrist are the extensor muscles. In the forearm, the specific extensor muscles responsible for extension of the fingers and wrist include the extensor digitorum and extensor carpi radialis muscles.


What muscle extends the hand and the phalanges?

extensor digitorum


What muscle extends hand and phalanges?

The Extensor Digitorum.