biceps brachii
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biceps brachii
1855–60: < New Latin: literally, biceps of (the) arm
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Figure 11.2 Prime Movers and Synergists The biceps brachii flex the lower arm.
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In this case, as tension is released from the biceps brachii, the angle of the elbow joint increases.
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Other muscle names can provide information as to how many origins a particular muscle has, such as the biceps brachii.
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Here, the biceps brachii contracts as sarcomeres in its muscle fibers are shortening and cross-bridges form; the myosin heads pull the actin.
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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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