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brachialis
Deep muscle of the anterior compartment of the arm.
Origin: lower 2/3 of the anterior humerus
Insertion: coronoid process of the ulna
Action: flexes elbow
Innervation:
1) musculocutaneous nerve
2) generally a minor contribution from the radial nerve
General
skeletal muscle (voluntary muscle)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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