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anconeus
[angkō′nē·əs]
Etymology: Gk, agkon, elbow
one of seven superficial muscles of the posterior forearm. A small triangular muscle, it originates on the dorsal surface of the lateral condyle of the humerus and inserts in the olecranon. It functions to extend the forearm and abduct the ulna in pronation.


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Werner showed a sequential activity of biceps followed by triceps activity until the moment of maximal shoulder external rotation, and thence activity in the anconeus muscle as the elbow continued flexing during the first half of the acceleration phase (Werner et al.
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