Summary
Location: | In the forearm, running from the humerus to the fingers, extending the fingers and wrist. |
Information
Group: | Wrist and Hand |
Side(s) of body: | Back |
Function/Action: | Metacarpophalangeal Extensor, Interphalangeal Extensor, Wrist Extensor |
Details
Joint: | Wrist, Metacarpophalangeal |
Bone: | Ulna, Carpals, Phalanges |
Origin: | Lateral epicondyle of humerus. |
Insertion: | Extensor expansions of middle and distal phalanges of fingers. |