triceps brachii
Americanplural noun
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As the biceps brachii contracts, the antagonistic triceps brachii needs to relax.
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In response to this stimulation from the sensory neuron, the interneuron then inhibits the motor neuron that controls the triceps brachii.
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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.
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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
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