biceps brachii
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biceps brachii
1855–60: < New Latin: literally, biceps of (the) arm
Example Sentences
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An example of this is the biceps brachii muscle contracting when a hand weight is brought upward with increasing muscle tension.
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Deep to the biceps brachii, the brachialis provides additional power in flexing the forearm.
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It is extremely superficial and easily seen along the surface of the biceps brachii muscle in individuals with good muscle tone and in those without excessive subcutaneous adipose tissue in the arms.
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This allows a feather to be picked up using the biceps brachii arm muscle with minimal force, and a heavy weight to be lifted by the same muscle by recruiting the largest motor units.
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Passing, as it does, over two articulations, the biceps brachii has a somewhat complicated function, being a flexor of the radius and an extensor of the humerus.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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