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Extensor digitorum muscle

The extensor digitorum muscle (also known as extensor digitorum communis) is a muscle of the posterior forearm present in humans and other animals. It extends the medial four digits of the hand. Extensor digitorum is innervated by the posterior interosseous nerve, which is a branch of the radial nerve.

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Actions
Extension of hand, wrist and fingers
Antagonist
Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Artery
Posterior interosseous artery
FMA
38500
Insertion
Extensor expansion of middle and distal phalanges of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers
Latin
musculus extensor digitorum

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Extensor digitorum muscle

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples25
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Extensor digitorum muscle

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related to Additional images · 8
Extensor digitorum muscle → Bones, Cross-section, Extensor, Muscles, Posterior, Tendons, The, Transverse
related to Function · 4
Extensor digitorum muscle → Extension, In, It, The
related to Structure · 3
Extensor digitorum muscle → It, Opposite, The
Actions · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → Extension of hand, wrist and fingers
Antagonist · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, flexor digitorum profundus muscle
Artery · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → Posterior interosseous artery
FMA · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → 38500
Insertion · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → Extensor expansion of middle and distal phalanges of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers
Latin · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → musculus extensor digitorum
Nerve · 1
Extensor digitorum muscle → Posterior interosseous nerve

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extensor digitorum posterior hand muscle tendons tendon fingers phalanges wrist forearm dorsal muscles middle distal communis extends extension also surface

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Extensor digitorum muscleActionsExtension of hand, wrist and fingers1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleAntagonistFlexor digitorum superficialis muscle, flexor digitorum profundus muscle1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleArteryPosterior interosseous artery1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleFMA385001.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleInsertionExtensor expansion of middle and distal phalanges of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleLatinmusculus extensor digitorum1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleNervePosterior interosseous nerve1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleOriginLateral epicondyle (common extensor tendon)1.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleTA225001.00infobox
Extensor digitorum muscleTA98A04.6.02.0421.00infobox
Extensor digitorum musclerelated to Additional imagesBones0.60section
Extensor digitorum musclerelated to Additional imagesPosterior0.60section

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