Summary
| Location: | In the forearm, on the outer side, extending the wrist and abducting the hand. |
Information
| Group: | Elbow and Radioulnar, Wrist and Hand |
| Subgroup: | Extensor Carpi, Carpal Muscles |
| Side(s) of body: | Back |
| Function/action: | Wrist Extensor, Wrist Abductor |
Details
| Joint: | Wrist |
| Bone: | Humerus, Carpals |
| Origin: | Lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus. |
| Insertion: | Base of second metacarpal bone. |
Exercises
| Primary muscle in: | Cable Reverse Wrist Curl, Dumbbell Reverse Wrist Curl, Reverse Wrist Curl, Cable Radial Deviation, Dumbbell Radial Deviation, Bag Reverse Wrist Curl |
| Secondary muscle in: | Cable Ulnar Deviation, Dumbbell Ulnar Deviation |