Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
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| Extensor carpi radialis brevis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Posterior surface of the forearm. Superficial muscles. (Extensor carpi radialis brevis labeled at center left.) | ||
| Latin | musculus extensor carpi radialis brevis | |
| Gray's | subject #125 452 | |
| Origin: | humerus at the lateral epicondyle | |
| Insertion: | base of the 3rd metacarpal | |
| Blood: | radial artery | |
| Nerve: | radial nerve | |
| Action: | ||
| Dorlands/Elsevier | m_22/12548854 | |
The extensor carpi radialis brevis is specific human muscle. It is an extensor, and an abductor of the hand at the wrist joint.
It lies medial to longus, and is slightly shorter.
Like all the muscles in the posterior forearm, ECR brevis is supplied by a branch of the radial nerve.
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