Extensor Digitorum Longus

**Semantic type:** Anatomical Structure

**Definition:** A muscle originating at the lateral condyle of the tibia and the upper portion of the anterior margin of the fibula and inserted at the dorsal surface of the proximal, middle and distal phalanges of the second, third, fourth, and fifth toes which controls their extension.

**Synonyms:** - EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE - Long Digital Extensor Muscle - MUSCLE, EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS