triceps

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Introduction

Three headed muscle of the posterior compartment of the arm, crossing 2 joints, the shoulder & elbow..

Origin

Insertion

olecranon of ulna

Action

extends elbow

Innervation

radial nerve

More general terms

Component of

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999