August 14, 2012
Got a two-headed little mouse (on each arm)?
The full (Latin) name of the human biceps is "musculus biceps brachii" which means "two-headed little mouse of the arm."
"Two-headed" because the biceps is made up of two bundles, each with its own attachment point, or "head."
"Little mouse" because the muscle resembles the back of a mouse! Indeed, the biceps appears to have given all muscles their name.
(And yes, the triceps has three "heads," and the quadriceps has four.)
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