Triceps brachii, long head
Musculus triceps brachii caput longum
Extends the elbow and flexes the shoulder.
About the triceps brachii, long head of the cat
Triceps brachii, long head is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), on the left side. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus triceps brachii caput longum. You can turn it above, see it in place in the front leg of the cat, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.
- Origin
- Caudal border of the scapula next to the glenoid cavity.
- Insertion
- Tuber of the olecranon.
- Action
- Extends the elbow and flexes the shoulder.
- Nerve
- Radial nerve.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the cat; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Triceps brachii, long head
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus triceps brachii caput longum
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
Questions about the triceps brachii, long head
- What is the Latin name of the triceps brachii, long head?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the triceps brachii, long head is called Musculus triceps brachii caput longum.
- Where is the triceps brachii, long head of the cat?
- Triceps brachii, long head is a muscle of the front leg (thoracic limb), on the left side.
- Where does the triceps brachii, long head originate and insert?
- Origin: Caudal border of the scapula next to the glenoid cavity. Insertion: Tuber of the olecranon.
- What nerve supplies the triceps brachii, long head?
- Radial nerve.
- What does the triceps brachii, long head do?
- Extends the elbow and flexes the shoulder.
See the triceps brachii, long head inside the whole cat.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the cat around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
