Preferred Label : triceps brachii;
Uberon definition : The triceps brachii muscle (Latin for 'three-headed' muscle of the arm, it is called
a three headed muscle because there are three bundles of muscle, each of different
origin, joining together at the elbow) is the large muscle on the back of the human
upper limb. It is the muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint
(i.e. straightening of the arm). Though a similarly-named muscle, the triceps surae,
is found on the lower leg, the triceps brachii is commonly called simply the 'triceps'.
[WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : triceps brachii muscle; triceps;
Uberon related term : triceps muscle;
Origin ID : 0001509;
UMLS CUI : C0559502;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle antagonist
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
- innervated by
The triceps brachii muscle (Latin for 'three-headed' muscle of the arm, it is called
a three headed muscle because there are three bundles of muscle, each of different
origin, joining together at the elbow) is the large muscle on the back of the human
upper limb. It is the muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint
(i.e. straightening of the arm). Though a similarly-named muscle, the triceps surae,
is found on the lower leg, the triceps brachii is commonly called simply the 'triceps'.
[WP,unvetted].
