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  2. Biceps - Wikipedia

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    The biceps or biceps brachii (Latin: musculus biceps brachii, "two-headed muscle of the arm") 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 muscle belly which is attached to the upper forearm.

  3. Arm - Wikipedia

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    It gives branches to the muscles of the anterior compartment. The artery is in between the median nerve and the tendon of the biceps muscle in the cubital fossa. It then continues into the forearm. The deep artery of the arm travels through the lower triangular space with the radial nerve. From here onwards it has an intimate relationship with ...

  4. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    1.1 Arm and shoulder. 1.2 Hand and wrist. 2 Lower limb. 3 Other. 4 References. 5 See also. ... Gluteus maximus muscle; Gluteus medius muscle; Gluteus minimus muscle ...

  5. Upper limb - Wikipedia

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    The five muscles acting on the wrist directly — flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis, extensor carpi ulnaris, and palmaris longus — are accompanied by the tendons of the extrinsic hand muscles (i.e. the muscles acting on the fingers). Thus, every movement at the wrist is the work of a group of muscles ...

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  7. Brachialis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The brachialis (brachialis anticus) is a muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow. It lies beneath the biceps brachii, and makes up part of the floor of the region known as the cubital fossa (elbow pit). It originates from the anterior aspect of the distal humerus; [1] it inserts onto the tuberosity of the ulna.

  8. Category:Muscles of the upper limb - Wikipedia

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    Extensor digiti minimi muscle; Extensor digitorum brevis manus muscle; Extensor digitorum muscle; Extensor indicis et medii communis muscle; Extensor indicis muscle; Extensor medii proprius muscle; Extensor pollicis brevis muscle; Extensor pollicis et indicis communis muscle; Extensor pollicis longus muscle; Extrinsic extensor muscles of the hand

  9. List of internal rotators of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The muscles of internal rotation include: of arm/humerus at shoulder. Anterior part of the deltoid muscle [1] Subscapularis [1] Teres major [1] Latissimus dorsi [1] Pectoralis major [1] of thigh/femur at hip [2] Tensor fasciae latae; Gluteus generalis; Anterior fibers of Gluteus meralis; Adductor longus and Adductor brevis; of leg at knee [3 ...