Oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit I)
Musculus abductor digiti I longus
Extends the carpus.
About the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i) of the horse
Oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit I) is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus abductor digiti I longus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg of the horse, 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
- Lateral and cranial surface of the distal half of the radius.
- Insertion
- Head of the medial splint bone (second metacarpal).
- Action
- Extends the carpus.
- Nerve
- Radial nerve, deep branch.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit I)
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus abductor digiti I longus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i)
- What is the Latin name of the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i)?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i) is called Musculus abductor digiti I longus.
- Where is the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i) of the horse?
- Oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit I) is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i) originate and insert?
- Origin: Lateral and cranial surface of the distal half of the radius. Insertion: Head of the medial splint bone (second metacarpal).
- What nerve supplies the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i)?
- Radial nerve, deep branch.
- What does the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i) do?
- Extends the carpus.
See the oblique carpal extensor muscle (long abductor of digit i) inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
