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Brachialis muscle

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The brachialis flexes the arm at the elbow joint. Unlike the biceps, the brachialis does not insert on the radius, and does not participate in
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Saladin, Kenneth S, Stephen J. Sullivan, and Christina A. Gan. Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function. 2015. Print.
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Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Tibbitts, Adam W.M. Mitchell; illustrations by Richard; Richardson, Paul (2005).
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Muscles of forearm, including insertion of brachialis tendon. Cross section. (Brachialis labeled at bottom left.)
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Die anatomischen Namen. Ihre Ableitung und Aussprache. Mit eitte Auflage). Wiesbaden: Verlag J.F. Bergmann.
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Knowledge articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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The brachialis originates from the anterior surface of the distal half of the
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A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary.
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Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the
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through the middle of upper arm. (Brachialis labeled at center left.)
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of elbow flexion generating about 50% more power than the biceps.
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Its fibers converge to a thick tendon which is inserted into the
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from The Department of Radiology at the University of Washington
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Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT) (1998).
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The brachialis is supplied by muscular branches of the
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(1879). 630: 628: 426: 699: 515:Nerves of the left upper extremity. 24: 25: 1525: 716: 625: 1481: 549: 520: 508: 496: 484: 472: 457: 445: 433: 320: 1139:extensor carpi radialis longus 1066:flexor digitorum superficialis 661: 637: 304: 27:Flexor muscle in the upper arm 13: 1: 544: 491:Left humerus. Anterior view. 389: 336: 299:coronoid process of the ulna 288: 281:, near the insertion of the 267: 7: 1349:flexor digiti minimi brevis 609:Gray's anatomy for students 563:of the 20th edition of 532: 368: 10: 1530: 1091:flexor digitorum profundus 536: 407:of or belonging to the arm 384: 252:. 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Index

Brachialis

axilla

Origin
humerus
Insertion
Coronoid process
tuberosity of the ulna
Artery
Radial recurrent artery
brachial artery
Nerve
Musculocutaneous nerve
radial nerve
Actions
Flexion
elbow joint
Latin
TA98
A04.6.02.018
TA2
2469
FMA
37667
Anatomical terms of muscle
edit on Wikidata
muscle
arm
flexes the elbow

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