Lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb

About the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb of the pig

Lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb is a muscle of the tail (tail), 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 tail 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 and the adjacent radius and ulna.

Insertion

Phalanges of the lateral digits.

Action

Extends the lateral digits.

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

Lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb

Latin (NAV)

Musculus extensor digitorum lateralis

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

The lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb in other animals

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

• Lateral digital extensor of the dog

Questions about the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb

What is the Latin name of the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb is called Musculus extensor digitorum lateralis.

Where is the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb of the pig?

Lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb is a muscle of the tail (tail), one on each side of the body.

Where does the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb originate and insert?

Origin: Lateral epicondyle of the humerus and the adjacent radius and ulna. Insertion: Phalanges of the lateral digits.

What nerve supplies the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb?

Radial nerve.

What does the lateral digital extensor, pelvic limb do?

Extends the lateral digits.