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The brachialis is the prime flexor of the elbow. The muscle | The brachialis is the prime flexor of the elbow. The muscle | ||
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=== Nerve === | === Nerve === | ||
Musculocutaneous and Radial nerve | Musculocutaneous and Radial nerve | ||
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Radial nerve descends in the groove between the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, above the elbow | Radial nerve descends in the groove between the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, above the elbow | ||
Revision as of 03:24, 12 March 2018
Original Editor - Eric Henderson
Top Contributors - Eric Henderson, Matthew Chin, Kirenga Bamurange Liliane, Kim Jackson, Joao Costa and Wendy Snyders
Description[edit | edit source]
The brachialis is the prime flexor of the elbow. The muscle
Origin[edit | edit source]
Distal anterior aspect of the humerus, deep to the biceps brachii.
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Coronoid process to the ulnar tuberosity.
Nerve[edit | edit source]
Musculocutaneous and Radial nerve
Radial nerve descends in the groove between the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, above the elbow
Artery[edit | edit source]
Muscular branches of brachial artery, recurrent radial artery.
Function[edit | edit source]
Primary flexor of the elbow.
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
Cubital Fossa
Supraepicondylar Fracture
