triceps

[tri´seps]

a muscle having three heads; see anatomic Table of Muscles in the Appendices.

tri·ceps

, pl.

triceps

tricepses

(trī'seps), The correct singular form is triceps; there is no such word as tricep.

Three-headed; denoting especially two muscles: triceps brachii and triceps surae. See: muscle.

[L. fr. tri-, three, + caput, head]

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triceps

(trī′sĕps′)

n. pl. triceps

A large three-headed muscle running along the back of the upper arm and serving to extend the forearm.

tri·ceps

, pl. triceps, tricepses (trī'seps, -ĕz)

Three-headed; denoting especially two muscles: triceps brachii and triceps surae.
See also: muscle

[L. fr. tri-, three, + caput, head]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

tri·ceps

, pl. triceps, tricepses (trī'seps, -ĕz)

Three-headed; denoting especially two muscles.

[L. fr. tri-, three, + caput, head]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about triceps

Q. What is a fast and effective way to get bigger biceps and triceps? I am one of the regular goers to gym for the past 6 months and I am very fond of disposing my biceps and triceps. What is a fast and effective way to get bigger biceps and triceps?

A. I would not do any curls at all. Instead focus on multi joint, compound movements. Try back workouts, pull ups, chin ups, etc.

These will work your biceps. Make sure to go as heavy as possible without hurting yourself, and consume protein. The rest and drink alot of water. Sleep adequately.

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Innervation of the long head of triceps brachii muscle.

Biometric Location of Motor Points in the Brachial Triceps Muscle of Brazilian individuals/ Localizacion Biometrica de los Puntos Motores en el Musculo Triceps Braquial de individuos Brasilenos

The triceps brachii and deltoid muscles did not present difference.

Time Under Tension, Muscular Activation, and Blood Lactate Responses to Perform 8, 10, and 12RM in the Bench Press Exercise

Sixteen resistance-trained men who were involved in a resistance training [trained group; mean age: 21.9 [+ or -] 2.6 years; mean height: 1.73 [+ or -] 0.05 m; mean body weight: 68.2 [+ or -] 9.1 kg; mean 1RM during bench pressing with a narrow grip (BPN): 61.5 [+ or -] 14.8 kg; mean triceps brachii thickness: 4.7 [+ or -] 5.1 cm] and 16 healthy young men who did not exercise regularly (untrained group; mean age: 22.7 [+ or -] 2.9 years; mean height: 1.74 [+ or -] 0.04 m; mean body weight: 62.6 [+ or -] 8.3 kg; mean 1RM during BPN: 35.4 [+ or -] 7.5 kg; mean triceps brachii thickness: 3.6 [+ or -] 0.9 cm) were recruited from among the students at Aino University.

Effects of the drop-set and reverse drop-set methods on the muscle activity and intramuscular oxygenation of the triceps brachii among trained and untrained individuals

Muscle activity of intubation providers: a) biceps brachii, b) deltoideus, c) triceps brachii

MUSCLE ACTIVITY DURING ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION USING 4 LARYNGOSCOPES (MACINTOSH LARYNGOSCOPE, INTUBRITE, TRUVIEW EVO2 AND KING VISION)--A COMPARATIVE STUDY/ AKTYWNOSC MIESNI W TRAKCIE INTUBACJI DOTCHAWICZEJ ZA POMOCA 4 LARYNGOSKOPOW (STANDARDOWEGO Z LOPATKA MACINTOSHA, INTUBRITE, TRUVIEW EVO2 I KING VISION)--BADANIE POROWNAWCZE

sEMG signals were detected on seven muscles of the right shoulder after depilation and cleaning with alcohol wipes: anterior deltoid (AD), middle deltoid (MD), posterior deltoid (PD), pectoralis major (PM), upper trapezius (UT), biceps brachii (BB), and triceps brachii (TB).

Coordination patterns of shoulder muscles during level-ground and incline wheelchair propulsion

Besides the muscles monitored, the bench press involves the elbow joint, with a primary contribution of the triceps brachii muscle, which was not monitored in the present study.

Relationship between workload and neuromuscular activity in the bench press exercise

Subsequently, electrodes were placed on the biceps brachii (BB), triceps brachii (TB), vastus lateralis (VL), and biceps femoris (BF), and maximum voluntary exertions (MVEs) were performed for the four muscles to record maximal electromyography (EMG) for normalization of surface recordings.

Moment arm properties have been shown to shift from approximately 40[degrees] for the biceps brachii, approximately 50[degrees] for the brachialis, and approximately 60[degrees] for the triceps brachii muscles.

Parkinsonian rigidity shows variable properties depending on the elbow joint angle

The Biceps brachii, Triceps brachii, Soleus, Tibialis, Gastronemius muscle were disected and weighed.

Prenatal phenobarbital exposure induced developmental changes in rat brain and muscle