triceps brachii

American  

[trahy-seps bray-kee-ahy, bra-kee-ahy] / ˈtraɪˌsɛps ˈbreɪ kiˌaɪ, ˈbræ kiˌaɪ /

plural noun

1. triceps, specifically those on the back of the upper arm and in the equivalent anatomical position in certain animals.

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Example Sentences

With this motor neuron being inhibited, the triceps brachii relaxes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The origin and/or insertion can also be features used to name a muscle; examples are the biceps brachii, triceps brachii, and the pectoralis major.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The extensors are the triceps brachii and anconeus.

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The patient must switch between the opposing muscles, like the biceps and triceps brachii, to move their finger from the target to their nose.

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The radial nerve supplies branches to the three heads of the triceps brachii, to the common and lateral extensors of the digit and also to the skin covering the forearm.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor