to the biceps or thigh muscle

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• 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 — bi·ceps || baɪseps n. muscle with two origins; flexor muscle of the upper arm; thigh muscle that flexes the knee joint and extends the hip joint …   English contemporary dictionary

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary

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

• Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin …   Wikipedia

• muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… …   Universalium

• 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 — 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 — 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 — ► NOUN (pl. same) 1) a large muscle in the upper arm which flexes the arm and forearm and turns the hand to face palm uppermost. 2) (also leg biceps) a muscle in the back of the thigh which helps to flex the leg. ORIGIN Latin, two headed (because …   English terms dictionary