extensor Sentence Examples
- The extensor muscles of the arm are responsible for straightening the elbow joint.
- The quadriceps femoris is a large muscle on the front of the thigh that acts as an extensor of the knee joint.
- The triceps brachii is the extensor muscle of the elbow joint.
- The gluteus maximus is a powerful extensor muscle of the hip joint.
- The erector spinae muscles are a group of extensor muscles that run along the spine.
- The extensor pollicis longus muscle extends the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint.
- The extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle extends the wrist joint.
- The extensor digitorum communis muscle extends the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints.
- The extensor hallucis longus muscle extends the big toe at the metatarsophalangeal joint.
- The extensor indicis muscle extends the index finger at the metacarpophalangeal joint.
extensor Meaning
Wordnet
extensor (n)
a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
Webster
extensor (n.)
A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
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a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body partA muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -
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The extensor muscles of the arm are responsible for straightening the elbow joint.
The quadriceps femoris is a large muscle on the front of the thigh that acts as an extensor of the knee joint.
The triceps brachii is the extensor muscle of the elbow joint.
The gluteus maximus is a powerful extensor muscle of the hip joint.
