Triceps brachii muscle demonstrating a fourth head

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 657-660

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b   Salter, E George ^b   Oakes, W Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Arm; Profunda brachii vessels; Radial nerve; Variation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMERUS HEAD; MALE; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

AGED; ARM; CADAVER; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIAL NERVE; TENDONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33748586744     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20326     Document Type: Article

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