Variation in the triceps brachii muscle: a fourth muscular head.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2353(1997)10:4<259::AID-CA8>3.0.CO;2-N

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Variation in the triceps brachii muscle: a fourth muscular head.

Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 1997

Fabrizio P A, Clemente F R

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Routine cadaver dissection has resulted in the identification of a fourth head of the triceps brachii muscle on the left side in one specimen. This novel arrangement demonstrated a single tendon arising from the proximal posteromedial aspect of the humeral shaft, distal to the shoulder capsule. T...

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arm
Female
Genetic Variation
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal

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