Extensor Digiti Minimi
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Description[edit | edit source]
Extensor Digiti Minimi is a long slender skeletal muscle situated in the posterior compartment of the forearm. It lies between Extensor Digitorum and Extensor Carpi Ulnaris and is generally connected to the Extensor Digitorum. The antagonist of this muscle is Flexor Digiti Minimi muscle.[1]
Origin[edit | edit source]
It originates from the common extensor origin present on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus by a tendinous slip and from the intermuscular septum.
Insertion[edit | edit source]
It may or may not divide into two as it crosses the hand.[1] It inserts in the base of the fifth proximal phalange on the dorsal side.[2]
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Resources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gray H. Anatomy of the human body. Lea & Febiger; 1878.
- ↑ Cael C. Functional anatomy: musculoskeletal anatomy, kinesiology, and palpation for manual therapists. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2020 Aug 3.
