Long radial extensor of the carpus
Musculus extensor carpi radialis longus
Extensor of the hand.
About the long radial extensor of the carpus of the cat
Long radial extensor of the carpus 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 carpi radialis longus. 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 middle portion of the lateral supracondyloid ridge …
- Insertion
- The tendon passes across the carpus and is inserted onto the dorsal surface of the base of the second metacarpal on the radial side just distad of the groove for the radial artery.
- Action
- Extensor of the hand.
Terminology
- English
- Long radial extensor of the carpus
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus extensor carpi radialis longus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the long radial extensor of the carpus
- What is the Latin name of the long radial extensor of the carpus?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the long radial extensor of the carpus is called Musculus extensor carpi radialis longus.
- Where is the long radial extensor of the carpus of the cat?
- Long radial extensor of the carpus is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the long radial extensor of the carpus originate and insert?
- Origin: from the middle portion of the lateral supracondyloid ridge … Insertion: The tendon passes across the carpus and is inserted onto the dorsal surface of the base of the second metacarpal on the radial side just distad of the groove for the radial artery.
- What does the long radial extensor of the carpus do?
- Extensor of the hand.
See the long radial extensor of the carpus 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.
