biceps brachii
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biceps brachii
1855–60: < New Latin: literally, biceps of (the) arm
Example Sentences
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As the biceps brachii contract, the angle of the elbow joint decreases as the forearm is brought toward the body.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
That neuron sends a signal along its axon to excite the biceps brachii, causing contraction of the muscle and flexion of the forearm at the elbow to withdraw the hand from the hot stove.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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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The two-headed biceps brachii crosses the shoulder and elbow joints to flex the forearm, also taking part in supinating the forearm at the radioulnar joints and flexing the arm at the shoulder joint.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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 John Victor Lacroix
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