The brachialis (brachialis anticus) is a muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint. It lies just deep of the biceps brachii, and is a synergist that assists the biceps brachii in flexing at the elbow. It makes up part of the floor of the region known as the cubital fossa. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachialis_muscle ]
Synonyms: Casserio's muscle
Term information
- EHDAA:8281
- VHOG:0001026
- EMAPA:19109
- EHDAA2:0000181
- Wikipedia:Brachialis_muscle
- NCIT:C53149
- MA:0002271
- FMA:37667
- UMLS:C0224240 (ncithesaurus:Brachialis)
- SCTID:244982000
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
A muscle of the stylopodium, covering the distal half of the humerus and the anterior part of the elbow joint. It functions to flex the zeugopodium. [TFD][VHOG]
Term relations
- muscle of arm
- muscle of shoulder
- innervated_by some musculocutaneous nerve
- has muscle origin some humerus
- has muscle insertion some coronoid process of ulna