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• Biceps femoris muscle — Biceps femoris Lateral aspect of right leg. Biceps femoris muscle long head labeled …   Wikipedia

• Biceps — The biceps is a muscle that has two heads or origins. In Latin, biceps means two headed and is derived from bis , twice + caput , head. There is more than one biceps muscle. The biceps brachii is the well known flexor muscle in the upper arm and… …   Medical dictionary

• Biceps femoris tendon avulsion — The biceps femoris is commonly injured in sports that require explosive bending of the knee as seen in sprinting. If the athlete is fatigued or has not warmed up properly he/she may suffer a hamstring strain/rupture, which is the tearing of the… …   Wikipedia

• Biceps — may refer to: * The two headed Biceps brachii muscle on the inside of each upper arm. * The biceps femoris, one of the hamstring muscles of the underside of each thigh. * Biceps (prosody), a point in a metrical pattern …   Wikipedia

• Biceps brachii muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Biceps brachii Latin = musculus biceps brachii GraySubject = 124 GrayPage = 443 Caption = Origin = short head: coracoid process of the scapula. long head: supraglenoid tubercle Insertion = radial tuberosity Blood = brachial… …   Wikipedia

• Biceps curl — Standing barbell curls exercise for biceps The biceps curl is any of a number of weight training exercises that target the biceps brachii muscle in order to develop one or more of the following attributes: size definition strength endurance power …   Wikipedia

• biceps — noun /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ a) Any muscle having two heads. The leg is bent by the action of the flexor muscles situated on the back of the thigh, the chief of these being called the biceps of the leg. b) Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the… …   Wiktionary

• biceps muscle — ▪ anatomy  any muscle with two heads, or points of origin (from Latin bis, “two,” and caput, “head”). In human beings, there are the biceps brachii and biceps femoris.       The biceps brachii is a prominent muscle on the front side of the upper… …   Universalium

• Biceps reflex — A reflex test that examines the function of the C5 reflex arc and to a lesser degree the C6 reflex arc. The test is performed by using of a tendon hammer to quickly depress the biceps brachii tendon as it passes through the cubital fossa.… …   Wikipedia

• biceps — n. a muscle with two heads. The biceps brachii extends from the shoulder joint to the elbow . It flexes the arm and forearm and supinates the forearm and hand. The biceps femoris is situated at the back of the thigh and is responsible for flexing …   The new mediacal dictionary

• biceps tendinitis — bicipital tendinitis an overuse injury consisting of inflammation of the tendon of the long head of the biceps brachii muscle, often associated with rotator cuff tendinitis or glenohumeral instability …   Medical dictionary