extensor muscle, any of the muscles that increase the angle between members of a limb, as by straightening the elbow or knee or bending the wrist or spine backward.

May 7, 2022 · Extensor tendinitis is inflammation in your extensor tendons — the tendons that help you straighten your fingers, lift your toes, extend your wrists back and bring your ankle up.

Extension usually results in straightening of the bones or body surfaces involved. For example, extension is produced by extending the flexed (bent) elbow. Straightening of the arm would require …

Extensor muscles are skeletal muscles that play a significant role in human movement. They are responsible for extending or straightening joints, increasing the angle between bones connected at a …

Jun 8, 2025 · Extensors are muscles that increase the angle between members of a limb, such as by straightening the elbow or knee or bending the wrist or spine backward. The muscles that initiate …

Nov 6, 2025 · The extensor expansion (extensor hood) of the hand is a specialised connective tissue structure by which the extensor tendons insert onto the phalanges. It is a complex structure which …

Nov 1, 2025 · The meaning of EXTENSOR is a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb).

The flexor and extensor muscle groups are two fundamental categories of skeletal muscles that control joint movement by producing opposing actions: flexion and extension. Flexors decrease the angle …

Nov 16, 2025 · Extensor Tendon Injuries are traumatic injuries to the extensor tendons that can be caused by laceration, trauma, or overuse. Diagnosis is made clinically by physical examination and …

1. causing extension. 2. a muscle that extends a joint; see muscle. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint …