extensor digitorum longus
Musculus extensor digitorum longus
In 4 atlases
Definition
A penniform muscle of the lateral front part of the hindlimb responsible for extension of the digits and dorsiflexion of the ankle.
Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0
Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Relations
- Origin
- medial surface of fibula, interosseous membrane of leg
- Insertion
- middle phalanx of foot, distal phalanx of foot
- Action
- dorsiflexion of the ankle joint, extension of the toes
- Innervation
- deep fibular nerve
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2645
- TA98
- A04.7.02.038
- FMA
- 22534
- UBERON
- 0001386
- Wikidata
- Q1684283