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M. extensor pollicis longus
Extensor of the thumb to the distal phalanx
Origin: facies dorsalis ulnae, interosseous membrane
Insertion: terminal phalanx of the thumb
Innervation: Nervus interosseus posterior from Ramus profundus of nervus radialis with fibres from C7 and C8
Antagonists:
Movement: extension in all thumb joints, radial abduction of the thumb