Arm
Wrist & Finger Extensors
Musculi extensores antebrachii
The extensor group on the posterior surface of the forearm; 'tennis elbow' involves this tendon.
- Function
- Wrist and finger extension; wrist stabilization.
- Origin
- Lateral epicondyle of the humerus (common extensor tendon).
- Insertion
- Carpal/metacarpal bones and the finger phalanges.