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A biceps is a muscle from either of two muscle pairs (right and left) in the body. Biceps is Latin for two heads. These muscles are so called because each is made up of two unique parts. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... A top-down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin musculus little mouse [1]) is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
In general usage, the biceps is the biceps brachii, the prominent muscle on the inside of each upper arm, popularly associated with bodily strength because it can be flexed very visibly.
Less commonly, the biceps is the biceps femoris, one of the hamstring muscles of the underside of each thigh.
Biceps also refers to a metrical position at which two brevia or one longum can be placed with equivalent ease.
In human anatomy, the biceps brachii is a muscle located on the upper arm. ... The biceps femoris, as its name implies, has two heads. ... Biceps refers to a point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (brevia). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Brevis is the metrical term for a short syllable. ... Longum is the metrical term for a long (or heavy) syllable. ...
Usage note
Biceps, including the s, is the singular. The muscle is often mistakenly called a bicep.
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The biceps brachii is a stronger elbow flexor when the radioulnar joint (forearm) is supinated.
The biceps brachii is a stronger forearm supinator when the elbow is flexed.
During elbow flexion, motor units in the lateral portion of the long head of the biceps are preferentially activated, whereas during forearm rotation, motor units in the medial portion are preferentially activated (Ter Harr Romeny, et al.
The term bicepsbrachii is a Latin phrase meaning "two heads of the arm", in reference to the fact that the muscle consists of two bundles with a common insertion point near the elbow.
These are the coracobrachialis muscle, which like the biceps attaches to the coracoid process of the scapula, and the brachialismuscle which connects to the ulna and the humerus.
One of the main functions of the biceps is to allow supination of the forearm, which refers to the allowing the forearm, and subsequently, the palm, to be rotated or moved, not dissimilar to the movement of the biceps curl.
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