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triceps brachii

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The triceps brachii muscle (Latin for 'three-headed' muscle of the arm, it is called a three headed muscle because there are three bundles of muscle, each of different origin, joining together at the elbow) is the large muscle on the back of the human upper limb. It is the muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint (i.e. straightening of the arm). Though a similarly-named muscle, the triceps surae, is found on the lower leg, the triceps brachii is commonly called simply the 'triceps'. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triceps_brachii_muscle ]

Synonyms: triceps, triceps brachii muscle

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uberon_slim, pheno_slim

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Dorsal group derivative that acts on the forearm[Kardong]

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Triceps_brachii.png

has related synonym

triceps muscle, musculus triceps brachii

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UBERON:0001509

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Triceps brachii