triceps brachii
Americanplural noun
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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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With this motor neuron being inhibited, the triceps brachii relaxes.
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The extensors are the triceps brachii and anconeus.
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This is done by releasing a neurotransmitter or other signal that hyperpolarizes the motor neuron connected to the triceps brachii, making it less likely to initiate an action potential.
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Anatomy.—The triceps brachii is the principal structure which fills the space between the posterior border of the scapula and the humerus.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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