Muscle group · Forearm
Wrist extensors
Reviewed by Dr. Ryan Rietz, D.P.T. and Dr. John Breyman, D.C.
The muscles on the back of the forearm, largely arising from a common tendon at the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, which straighten the wrist and fingers and steady the wrist whenever the hand grips.
Also known as
- extensor group
- forearm extensors
- common extensor group