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  2. Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle - Wikipedia

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    The tendon of flexor carpi ulnaris can be seen on the anterior surface of the distal forearm. On a person's distal forearm, just before the wrist, there are either two or three tendons. The tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris is the most medial (closest to the little finger) of these. The most lateral one is the tendon of flexor carpi radialis ...

  3. Muscles of the hand - Wikipedia

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    The muscles of the hand are the skeletal muscles responsible for the movement of the hand and fingers. The muscles of the hand can be subdivided into two groups: the extrinsic and intrinsic muscle groups. The extrinsic muscle groups are the long flexors and extensors. They are called extrinsic because the muscle belly is located on the forearm.

  4. Posterior compartment of the forearm - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The posterior compartment of the forearm (or extensor compartment) contains twelve muscles which primarily extend the wrist and digits. [ 2 ] It is separated from the anterior compartment by the interosseous membrane between the radius and ulna.

  5. Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle - Wikipedia

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    Extensor carpi ulnaris labeled in purple at center right. In human anatomy, the extensor carpi ulnaris is a skeletal muscle located on the ulnar side of the forearm. The extensor carpi ulnaris acts to extend and adduct at the carpus /wrist from anatomical position. Being an extensor muscle, extensor carpi ulnaris is located on the posterior ...

  6. Muscles of the thumb - Wikipedia

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    The muscles of the thumb are nine skeletal muscles located in the hand and forearm. The muscles allow for flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and opposition of the thumb. The muscles acting on the thumb can be divided into two groups: The extrinsic hand muscles, with their muscle bellies located in the forearm, and the intrinsic hand ...

  7. Extensor digitorum muscle - Wikipedia

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    38500. Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] The extensor digitorum muscle (also known as extensor digitorum communis) [2] 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 ...

  8. Extensor indicis muscle - Wikipedia

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    Extensor indicis muscle is labeled in purple. In human anatomy, the extensor indicis (proprius) is a narrow, elongated skeletal muscle in the deep layer of the dorsal forearm, placed medial to, and parallel with, the extensor pollicis longus. Its tendon goes to the index finger, which it extends.

  9. Extensor digiti minimi muscle - Wikipedia

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    Extensor digiti minimi muscle. The synovial sheaths of the tendons on the back of the wrist. (Extensor digiti quinti proprius labeled at center left.) The extensor digiti minimi (extensor digiti quinti proprius) is a slender muscle of the forearm, placed on the ulnar side of the extensor digitorum communis, with which it is generally connected.