Biceps
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The biceps or biceps brachii is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads of the muscle arise on the scapula and join to form a single muscl
The split line between the long and short heads
Panoramic ultrasonography of a proximal biceps tendon rupture. Top image shows the contralateral normal side, and lower image shows a retracted muscle, with a hematoma filling out the proximal space.
Arm flex pronate
Arm flex supinate
Triceps
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The triceps, or triceps brachii, is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates. It consists of three parts: the medial, lateral, and long head. All three heads cross the elbow jo
Biceps
…artery Nerve Musculocutaneous nerve (C5–C7) Actions Flexes elbow flexes and abducts shoulder supinates radioulnar joint in the forearm Antagonist Triceps brachii muscle Identifiers Latin musculus biceps brachii TA98 A04.6.02.013 TA2 2464 Anatomical terms of muscle The biceps or biceps brachii (Latin: musculus biceps…
Right-sided triceps brachii seen from behind. (After Testut's Anatony.)
Drawing of the right-sided triceps brachii, depicting its three heads; posterior view. 1, Lateral head. — 2, Long or scapular head. — 3, Medial or short head. — 4, Olecranon (ulna). — 5, Radius. — 6, Capsular ligament of the shoulder joint. (After Hughes.)
Horizontal section of upper arm. Triceps muscle is shown in green text