A Muscle That Extends Both the Wrist and the Index

question 127

Multiple Choice

A muscle that extends both the wrist and the index finger is the ________.

• A) extensor indicis
• B) extensor carpi ulnaris
• C) extensor pollicis longus
• D) extensor carpi radialis longus
• E) extensor digiti minimi

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Definitions:

Systemic

Pertaining to the entire body, rather than a localized area or part.

Group of Organs

An assembly of different organs in an organism's body that work together to perform a specific function or group of functions.

Connective

Describes tissue in the body that supports, binds together, or separates other tissues and organs.

Epithelial

Pertaining to epithelium, a layer of cells covering the body surfaces, cavities, organs, and blood vessels.