CADAVERIC STUDY ON THIRD HEAD OF BICEPS BRACHII- INCIDENCE IN THE SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
BACKGROUND Biceps brachii belongs to the flexor group of muscle in the arm. It is the only flexor of the arm which crosses the shoulder and the elbow joint. It has two heads long and short head which originates from the supraglenoid tubercle of scapula and coracoid process respectively. They together form a common tendon and are inserted into the radial tuberosity. The aim of the present study is to observe the variations in the origin, insertion and additional heads of biceps brachii muscle. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present descriptive study was done on 50 adult formalin fixed cadaver limbs (n=100) consisting of 50 left and 50 right upper limbs, used for routine dissection and teaching purposes for the first-year medical students in the Department of Anatomy, PESIMSR College, Kuppam. The cadaver group consists of cadavers from South India. RESULTS The third head of biceps brachii was observed in one left upper limb of the 100 limbs and belonged to a male cadaver. CONCLUSION Third head of biceps brachii is a common variation with different incidence in different population. The incidence in the south Indian population is 1%, but still this variation cannot be neglected as it is clinically important for the clinicians to have knowledge of such variation.
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Sujatha K, Bernard Ritchie, Shakuntala Rao, Krishna Rao H. R
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