Short digital extensor muscle

About the short digital extensor muscle of the dog

Short digital extensor muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus extensor digitorum brevis. Dorsal metatarsus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the back leg of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Dorsolateral surface of the calcaneus and the tarsal bones.

Insertion

Joins the tendons of the long digital extensor on the second, third and fourth digits.

Action

Extends the digits.

Nerve

Deep fibular nerve.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English

Short digital extensor muscle

Latin (NAV)

Musculus extensor digitorum brevis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the short digital extensor muscle

What is the Latin name of the short digital extensor muscle?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the short digital extensor muscle is called Musculus extensor digitorum brevis.

Where is the short digital extensor muscle of the dog?

Short digital extensor muscle is a muscle of the back leg (pelvic limb), on the left side.

Where does the short digital extensor muscle originate and insert?

Origin: Dorsolateral surface of the calcaneus and the tarsal bones. Insertion: Joins the tendons of the long digital extensor on the second, third and fourth digits.

What nerve supplies the short digital extensor muscle?

Deep fibular nerve.

What does the short digital extensor muscle do?

Extends the digits.