Extensor indicis muscle
Extensor indicis muscle |
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origin |
Posterior surface of the ulna , interosseous membrane |
approach |
Limbs of the index finger |
function |
Extension of the index finger |
Innervation |
Radial nerve from the brachial plexus |
Spinal segments |
C7, C8 |
The extensor indicis muscle ( Latin for "index finger extensor ") is a skeletal muscle and one of the deep extensors on the forearm . The attachment tendon runs together with the attachment tendons of the extensor digitorum muscle through the fourth tendon sheath compartment of the extensor retinaculum .
The extensor indicis muscle extends the index finger to the extremity. It is a simply feathered muscle.