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Muscular system

Long head of biceps brachii

Caput longum musculi bicipitis brachii

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System
Muscular system
Regions
Upper limb
Side
Left and right
Part of
Biceps brachii muscle
Long head of biceps brachii (Caput longum musculi bicipitis brachii) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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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.

While the biceps crosses both the shoulder and elbow joints, its main function is at the elbow where it flexes the forearm and supinates the forearm.

Both these movements are used when opening a bottle with a corkscrew: first biceps screws in the cork (supination), then it pulls the cork out (flexion).

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Muscle attachments

Origin

Names

Latin
Caput longum musculi bicipitis brachii
English
Long head of biceps brachii
French
Chef long du biceps brachial
Spanish
Cabeza larga del músculo bíceps braquial
Portuguese
Cabeça longa do bíceps braquial

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