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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.
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BICEPS BRACHII - Long head: ORIGIN: Supraglenoid tuberosity INSERTION: Tuberosity of radius; bicipital aponeurosis to fascia of forearm ACTION: Flexes arm and forearm Short head: ORIGIN: Apex, ...
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The biceps muscle bends the arm at the elbow and rotates the forearm so the palm of the hand faces upward.
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Another type of reflex test is called the Babinski test, which involves gently stroking the sole of the foot to assess proper development of the spine and cerebral cortex.
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A muscle having two heads. The most familiar is the large muscle in the front of the upper arm responsible for flexing the forearm.
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Just as body builders sculpt their abs and biceps into highly unusual shapes, many hard-core, competitive athletes develop extraordinary hearts. Not only is the heart extra large and thick, it also may produce some irregular rhythms (arrhythmia).
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Patient's with Erb's palsies typically have weakness involving the muscles of the shoulder and biceps.
Klumpke's palsy - This refers to involvement of the lower portion (C8, T1) of the brachial plexus.
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Then there's the macro-traumatic injury, when somebody lifts a weight incorrectly and their biceps ruptures or they dislocate their shoulder. Most commonly we see those overuse injuries.
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Common sites of tendinitis include the shoulder, the biceps, and the elbow (such as tennis elbow).
Males are slightly more likely to have this disorder.
The inflammation of the tendon usually occurs at the site of insertion into bone.
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This causes the left ventricle to enlarge (left ventricular hypertrophy) — just as your biceps get bigger when you lift weights. This enlargement limits the ventricle's ability to expand sufficiently and completely fill with blood.
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to bone anchors during both traditional and endoscopic surgical procedures; indicated procedures include rotator cuff repair, patellar ligament/tendon avulsion repair, Achilles tendon reconstruction and repair, hallux valgus reconstruction, biceps ...
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