The ulnar wrist extensor
Extensor carpi ulnaris · musculus extensor carpi ulnaris
A forearm muscle that lifts the wrist and tilts it towards the little finger.
What it does
This muscle runs along the little-finger side of the back of the forearm to the base of the fifth metacarpal. It lifts the wrist and tilts it towards the little finger, working with the matching flexor to swing the wrist side to side.
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