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Extensor digitorum brevis muscle
Muscle on the upper surface of the foot that helps extend digits 2 through 4 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The extensor digitorum brevis muscle (sometimes EDB) is a muscle on the upper surface of the foot that helps extend digits 2 through 4.
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Extensor digitorum brevis muscle | |
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![]() The mucous sheaths of the tendons around the ankle. Lateral aspect. (Extensor dig. brevis labeled at upper right.) | |
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Details | |
Origin | Dorsal surface of calcaneus |
Insertion | Proximal dorsal region of middle phalanges 2, 3 and 4 |
Artery | Dorsalis pedis artery |
Nerve | Deep fibular nerve |
Actions | Extends digits 2 through 4 |
Antagonist | Flexor digitorum longus, flexor digitorum brevis |
Identifiers | |
Latin | musculus extensor digitorum brevis |
TA98 | A04.7.02.055 |
TA2 | 2671 |
FMA | 51140 |
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