Lateral digital extensor muscle
Musculus extensor digitorum lateralis
Extensor of the four ulnar digits.
About the lateral digital extensor muscle of the cat
Lateral digital extensor muscle 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 extensor digitorum lateralis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg of the cat, 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
- from the lateral supracondyloid ridge of the humerus …
- Insertion
- The three tendons on the ulnar side join the ulnar sides of the tendons of the extensor communis at their insertions.
- Action
- Extensor of the four ulnar digits.
Terminology
- English
- Lateral digital extensor muscle
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus extensor digitorum lateralis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The lateral digital extensor muscle in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the lateral digital extensor muscle
- What is the Latin name of the lateral digital extensor muscle?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the lateral digital extensor muscle is called Musculus extensor digitorum lateralis.
- Where is the lateral digital extensor muscle of the cat?
- Lateral digital extensor muscle is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the lateral digital extensor muscle originate and insert?
- Origin: from the lateral supracondyloid ridge of the humerus … Insertion: The three tendons on the ulnar side join the ulnar sides of the tendons of the extensor communis at their insertions.
- What does the lateral digital extensor muscle do?
- Extensor of the four ulnar digits.
See the lateral digital extensor muscle inside the whole cat.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the cat 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.
