(from the article `biceps muscle`) any muscle with two heads, or points of origin (from Latin bis, `two,` and caput, `head`). In human beings, there are the biceps brachii and biceps ...
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<anatomy, muscle> Origin, long head from supraglenoidal tuberosity of scapula, short head from coracoid process; insertion, tuberosity of radius; action, flexes and supinates forearm (it is the primary supinator of the forearm); nerve supply, musculocutaneous. ... Synonym: musculus biceps brachii, biceps muscle of arm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(muscle) Type: Term Definitions: 1. superficial muscle of anterior (flexor) compartment of arm; origin, long head from supraglenoidal tubercle of scapula, short head from coracoid process; insertion, tuberosity of radius; action, flexes elbow and supinates forearm (it is the primary supinator of the forearm); nerve supply, muscul...
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The biceps brachii (biceps flexor cubiti) is a two-headed arm muscle that consists of the long head (caput longum), and the short head (caput breve). The long head originates from the supraglenoid tuberosity of the scapula and the short head originates from the coracoid process. The muscle extends from the shoulder to the elbow where the biceps tap...
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[
n] - a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
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musculus biceps brachii noun a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
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