What is the brachialis?
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It is called the brachialis. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a powerful elbow flexor lying beneath the biceps.
Summary
It is called the brachialis. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a powerful elbow flexor lying beneath the biceps.
What it is
- A powerful elbow flexor lying beneath the biceps.
- Sometimes called the 'workhorse' of elbow flexion.
- Acts on the elbow regardless of forearm position.
Where it is
- On the front of the lower half of the humerus.
- Beneath the biceps.
- Inserts into the tuberosity and coronoid process of the ulna.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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