Muscular system
Lateral head of triceps brachii
Caput laterale musculi tricipitis brachii
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Upper limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Triceps brachii muscle
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The triceps, also triceps brachii (Latin for "three-headed muscle of the arm"), is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates.
It consists of 3 parts: the medial, lateral, and long head.
It is the muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint (straightening of the arm).
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Muscle attachments
Origin
Names
- Latin
- Caput laterale musculi tricipitis brachii
- English
- Lateral head of triceps brachii
- French
- Chef latéral du triceps brachial
- Spanish
- Cabeza lateral del músculo tríceps braquial
- Portuguese
- Cabeça lateral do tríceps braquial