Common digital extensor

About the common digital extensor of the pig

Common digital extensor 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 communis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg of the pig, 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 epicondyle of the humerus.

Insertion

Extensor processes of the distal phalanges of the weight-bearing digits.

Action

Extends the digits and the carpus.

Nerve

Radial nerve.

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

Terminology

English

Common digital extensor

Latin (NAV)

Musculus extensor digitorum communis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The common digital extensor in other animals

The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.

• Common digital extensor of the dog

Questions about the common digital extensor

What is the Latin name of the common digital extensor?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the common digital extensor is called Musculus extensor digitorum communis.

Where is the common digital extensor of the pig?

Common digital extensor is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), one on each side of the body.

Where does the common digital extensor originate and insert?

Origin: Lateral epicondyle of the humerus. Insertion: Extensor processes of the distal phalanges of the weight-bearing digits.

What nerve supplies the common digital extensor?

Radial nerve.

What does the common digital extensor do?

Extends the digits and the carpus.