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triceps brachii

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[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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A collateral branch of the sensory axon would inhibit another ventral horn motor neuron so that the triceps brachii do not contract and slow the withdrawal down.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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.

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

Symptomatology.—As the triceps brachii is not particularly taxed during weight bearing in the subject at rest, there may be no unnatural position assumed during inflammation of the triceps.

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

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