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List of extensors of the human body
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<h2 id="extensor-muscles">Extensor muscles</h2> <h3>Upper limb</h3> <ul><li>of <a href="/facts/Arm/u2Q8DA5K">arm</a> at <a href="/facts/Shoulder/Hsn5SWq2">shoulder</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Axilla/Q0EaYG2p">Axilla</a> and shoulder <ul><li><a href="/facts/Latissimus_dorsi/p93g9Mv2">Latissimus dorsi</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Deltoid_muscle/se9ub2Ld">Posterior fibres of deltoid</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Teres_major/XW6UGIVy">Teres major</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>of <a href="/facts/Forearm/Wpe7F8vf">forearm</a> at <a href="/facts/Elbow/2bH9FY0F">elbow</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Posterior_compartment_of_the_arm/eWaFDjgN">Posterior compartment of the arm</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Triceps/gGsCGex4">Triceps brachii</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Anconeus/JGFCEbAs">Anconeus</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>of <a href="/facts/Hand/0yhW6deV">hand</a> at <a href="/facts/Wrist/scSMl0zG">wrist</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Posterior_compartment_of_the_forearm/NVaPmKyY">Posterior compartment of the forearm</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Extensor_carpi_radialis_longus/0yhW6deV">Extensor carpi radialis longus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_carpi_radialis_brevis/aI99tXan">Extensor carpi radialis brevis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_carpi_ulnaris/L6vIUxqU">Extensor carpi ulnaris</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_digitorum/3P5eW3bF">Extensor digitorum</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>of <a href="/facts/Phalanges/ekWXmFh7">phalanges</a>, at all joints <ul><li><a href="/facts/Posterior_compartment_of_the_forearm/NVaPmKyY">Posterior compartment of the forearm</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Extensor_digitorum/3P5eW3bF">Extensor digitorum</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_digiti_minimi/NQDMmmGV">Extensor digiti minimi</a> (little finger only)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_indicis/qyFI5rG3">Extensor indicis</a> (index finger only)</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>of <a href="/facts/Phalanges/ekWXmFh7">phalanges</a>, at <a href="/facts/Interphalangeal_articulations_of_hand/uCGmsKjQ">interphalangeal joints</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Lumbricals_of_the_hand/eRsovak7">Lumbricals of the hand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dorsal_interossei_of_the_hand/Hkt4JhEt">Dorsal interossei of the hand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Palmar_interossei/gp9BBCJy">Palmar interossei</a></li></ul></li> <li>of <a href="/facts/Thumb/vx1ycnbA">thumb</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Extensor_pollicis_brevis/94jAfcRK">Extensor pollicis brevis</a> (proximal phalange)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_pollicis_longus/dzgqXlGC">Extensor pollicis longus</a> (distal phalange)</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Lower limb</h3> <h4>Hip</h4> <ul><li>of <a href="/facts/Thigh/HAGbp2M9">thigh</a>/<a href="/facts/Femur/uVyTwj4l">femur</a> at <a href="/facts/Hip/UvnUYIfS">hip</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Gluteus_maximus/uwzV7yN1">Gluteus maximus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Posterior_compartment_of_thigh/bSAKNKDp">Posterior compartment of thigh</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Biceps_femoris_muscle/MaaDJeD8">Biceps femoris</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Semitendinosus_muscle/Kk6X8LpD">Semitendinosus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Semimembranosus_muscle/HEFe3tfC">Semimembranosus</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <h4>Knee</h4> <ul><li>of <a href="/facts/Human_leg/sjU6X2E3">leg</a> at <a href="/facts/Knee/gJJScKdB">knee</a> (L3-L4)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Quadriceps/31aXx9sq">Quadriceps</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rectus_femoris_muscle/dc2YW1GN">Rectus femoris muscle</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vastus_medialis/mb51hvlk">Vastus medialis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vastus_lateralis/pKpD2dP3">Vastus lateralis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vastus_intermedius/gnms9cPm">Vastus intermedius</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <h4>Toes</h4> <ul><li>of <a href="/facts/Toes/QvNlCb5p">toes</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Extensor_hallucis_longus/aSXwY86t">Extensor hallucis longus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_digitorum_longus/vGsgqdmo">Extensor digitorum longus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_digitorum_brevis/VqV08hAf">Extensor digitorum brevis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Extensor_hallucis_brevis/cj2QRel8">Extensor hallucis brevis</a></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <p class="note">This article uses <a href="/facts/Anatomical_terminology/n3IASQlr">anatomical terminology</a>.</p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_flexors_of_the_human_body/jjFLKvvJ">List of flexors of the human body</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Shoulder Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Shoulder.html#anchor764495" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Shoulder.html#anchor764495</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Elbow Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Elbow.html#anchor764495" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Elbow.html#anchor764495</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Wrist Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Wrist.html#anchor261877" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Wrist.html#anchor261877</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Finger Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Fingers.html#anchor783765" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Fingers.html#anchor783765</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Thumb Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Thumb.html#anchor206622" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Thumb.html#anchor206622</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Hip Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Hip.html#anchor845621" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Hip.html#anchor845621</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Knee Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Knee.html#anchor22459" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Knee.html#anchor22459</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Foot Articulations, ExRx.net <a href="http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Toes.html#anchor231444" target="_blank">http://www.exrx.net/Articulations/Toes.html#anchor231444</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>