Muscles of extension List of extensors of the human body

1 muscles of extension

1.1 upper limb
1.2 lower limb

1.2.1 hip
1.2.2 knee
1.2.3 toes

muscles of extension
upper limb

of arm @ shoulder

axilla , shoulder

latissimus dorsi
posterior fibres of deltoid
teres major




of forearm @ elbow

posterior compartment of arm

triceps brachii
anconeus




of hand @ wrist

posterior compartment of forearm

extensor carpi radialis longus
extensor carpi radialis brevis
extensor carpi ulnaris
extensor digitorum




of phalanges, @ joints

posterior compartment of forearm

extensor digitorum
extensor digiti minimi (little finger only)
extensor indicis (index finger only)




of phalanges, @ interphalangeal joints

lumbricals of hand
dorsal interossei of hand
palmar interossei


of thumb

extensor pollicis brevis (proximal phalange)
extensor pollicis longus (distal phalange)



lower limb
hip

of thigh/femur @ hip

gluteus maximus
posterior compartment of thigh

biceps femoris
semitendinosus
semimembranosus





knee

of leg @ knee (l3-l4)

quadriceps

rectus femoris muscle
vastus medialis
vastus lateralis
vastus intermedius





toes

of toes

extensor hallucis longus
extensor digitorum longus
extensor digitorum brevis
extensor hallucis brevis






^ shoulder articulations
^ elbow articulations
^ wrist articulations
^ finger articulations
^ thumb articulations
^ thumb articulations
^ hip articulations
^ knee articulations
^ foot articulations
^ foot articulations