Tensor of the antebrachial fascia
Musculus tensor fasciae antebrachii
Tenses the fascia of the forearm and helps extend the elbow.
About the tensor of the antebrachial fascia of the pig
Tensor of the antebrachial fascia is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus tensor fasciae antebrachii. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body 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
- Fascia over the latissimus dorsi and the caudal border of the scapula.
- Insertion
- Olecranon and the fascia of the forearm.
- Action
- Tenses the fascia of the forearm and helps extend the elbow.
- 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
- Tensor of the antebrachial fascia
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus tensor fasciae antebrachii
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The tensor of the antebrachial fascia in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the tensor of the antebrachial fascia
- What is the Latin name of the tensor of the antebrachial fascia?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the tensor of the antebrachial fascia is called Musculus tensor fasciae antebrachii.
- Where is the tensor of the antebrachial fascia of the pig?
- Tensor of the antebrachial fascia is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
- Where does the tensor of the antebrachial fascia originate and insert?
- Origin: Fascia over the latissimus dorsi and the caudal border of the scapula. Insertion: Olecranon and the fascia of the forearm.
- What nerve supplies the tensor of the antebrachial fascia?
- Radial nerve.
- What does the tensor of the antebrachial fascia do?
- Tenses the fascia of the forearm and helps extend the elbow.
See the tensor of the antebrachial fascia inside the whole pig.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the pig 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.
