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<div class="editorbox"> | <div class="editorbox">'''Original Editor '''- Eric Henderson | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
The brachialis is the prime flexor of the elbow. | The brachialis muscle is the prime flexor of the elbow. This muscle is located in the [[File:Brachialis muscle1.png|alt=|thumb|386x386px|[[:File:Brachialis muscle1.png]]<ref>By Anatomography (en:Anatomography (setting page of this image)) [CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (<nowiki>https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.1/jp/deed.en</nowiki>)], via Wikimedia Commons</ref> | ||
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=== Origin === | === Origin === | ||
Distal anterior aspect of the humerus, deep to the biceps brachii.<ref name=":0">Brachialis. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2018, from <nowiki>https://rad.washington.edu/muscle-atlas/brachialis/</nowiki></ref> | Distal anterior aspect of the humerus, deep to the biceps brachii.<ref name=":0">Brachialis. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2018, from <nowiki>https://rad.washington.edu/muscle-atlas/brachialis/</nowiki></ref> | ||
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Musculocutaneous and Radial nerve | Musculocutaneous and Radial nerve | ||
Radial nerve descends in the groove between the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, above the | Radial nerve descends in the groove between the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles, above the elbow. | ||
[[File:Brachial-plexus-2.png|thumb|336x336px]] | [[File:Brachial-plexus-2.png|thumb|336x336px]] | ||
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== Clinical relevance == | == Clinical relevance == | ||
Cubital Fossa | Cubital Fossa | ||
[[Brachial plexus]] | [[Brachial plexus]] | ||
[[Erb's Palsy]] | [[Erb's Palsy]] | ||
[[Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome]] | |||
== Assessment == | == Assessment == | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 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 muscle is the prime flexor of the elbow. This muscle is located in the
Origin[edit | edit source]
Distal anterior aspect of the humerus, deep to the biceps brachii.[2]
Insertion[edit | edit source]
Coronoid process to the ulnar tuberosity.[2]
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.[2]
Function[edit | edit source]
Primary flexor of the elbow.
Clinical relevance[edit | edit source]
Cubital Fossa
Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome
