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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Synonyms

Extensor Digitorum Longus

MUSCLE, EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE

Long Digital Extensor Muscle

Definitions

A muscle originating at the lateral condyle of the tibia and the upper portion of the anterior margin of the fibula and inserted at the dorsal surface of the proximal, middle and distal phalanges of the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes which controls their extension.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52918

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle extending from the lateral surface of the tibia to the digits; primary function is the extension of the digits and flexion of the tarsal joint.

code

C52918

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A muscle originating at the lateral condyle of the tibia and the upper portion of the anterior margin of the fibula and inserted at the dorsal surface of the proximal, middle and distal phalanges of the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes which controls their extension.

FULL_SYN

Extensor Digitorum Longus

MUSCLE, EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE

Long Digital Extensor Muscle

label

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Legacy Concept Name

Extensor_Digitorum_Longus

Preferred_Name

Extensor Digitorum Longus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52918

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224464

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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