biceps brachii
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biceps brachii
1855–60: < New Latin: literally, biceps of (the) arm
Example Sentences
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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.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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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As the biceps brachii contract, the angle of the elbow joint decreases as the forearm is brought toward the body.
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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.
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This synovial bursa forms a smooth groove through which the biceps brachii glides in the anterior scapulohumeral region.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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