Preferred Label : extensor digiti minimi muscle;
Uberon definition : The extensor minimi digiti (extensor digiti quinti proprius) is a slender muscle of
the forearm, placed on the ulnar side of the Extensor digitorum communis, with which
it is generally connected. It arises from the common Extensor tendon by a thin tendinous
slip, from the intermuscular septa between it and the adjacent muscles. Its tendon
runs through a compartment of the dorsal carpal ligament behind the distal radio-ulnar
joint, then divides into two as it crosses the manus, and finally joins the expansion
of the Extensor digitorum communis tendon on the dorsum of the first phalanx of the
little finger[WP].;
Uberon related term : extensor digiti minimi; extensor digiti minimi (hand); extensor digiti quinti proprius;
Origin ID : 0007614;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
The extensor minimi digiti (extensor digiti quinti proprius) is a slender muscle of
the forearm, placed on the ulnar side of the Extensor digitorum communis, with which
it is generally connected. It arises from the common Extensor tendon by a thin tendinous
slip, from the intermuscular septa between it and the adjacent muscles. Its tendon
runs through a compartment of the dorsal carpal ligament behind the distal radio-ulnar
joint, then divides into two as it crosses the manus, and finally joins the expansion
of the Extensor digitorum communis tendon on the dorsum of the first phalanx of the
little finger[WP].
