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biceps brachii

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biceps bra·chi·i  (brk-, -k-, brk-, --)
n.
See biceps.

[New Latin biceps brchi : biceps, biceps + Latin brchi, genitive of brcchium, brchium, arm.]
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Noun1.biceps brachii - a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
biceps - any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)


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The biceps, or biceps brachii as it is scientifically known, is an example of a ?
Incline Dumbbell Curl (IDC) and Dumbbell Preacher Curl (DPC) are two variations of the standard DBC, generally applied to optimize biceps brachii contribution for elbow flexion by fixing shoulder angle at a specific value.
5 Primary involvement of skeletal muscle is rare and usually involves the pectoralis major, sartorius, biceps brachii, gracilis, supraspinatus, and biceps femoris.
 
 
 
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