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== Function  ==
== Function  ==
Extends the elbow joint. The long head also assists in adduction and extension of the shoulder joint.


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Origin
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Origin of Long Head: Infraglenoid tubercle of the
scapula.
Origin of Lateral Head: Lateral and posterior surfaces
of the proximal xk. of the body of the humerus and lateral intermuscular septum.
Origin of Medial Head: Distal 2h> of the medial and posterior surfaces of the humerus below the radial groove and from the medial intermuscular septum.

Insertion
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Posterior surface of the olecranon process of the ulna and antebrachial fascia.

Nerve
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Radial, C6, 7, 8, Tl.

Artery
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Function[edit source]

Extends the elbow joint. The long head also assists in adduction and extension of the shoulder joint.


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