Posterior compartment of the forearm | |
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Details | |
System | Musculoskeletal system |
Artery | Radial artery, radial recurrent artery, profunda brachii, posterior interosseous artery |
Nerve | Radial nerve,[1] posterior interosseous nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | compartimentum antebrachii posterius |
TA98 | A04.6.01.007 |
TA2 | 2494 |
FMA | 38411 |
Anatomical terminology |
The posterior compartment of the forearm (or extensor compartment) contains twelve muscles which primarily extend the wrist and digits.[2] It is separated from the anterior compartment by the interosseous membrane between the radius and ulna.