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Biceps

Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm).Muscles found in the upper limbs of tetrapods that flex the elbow. The antagonist of the biceps is the triceps.


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Human Bio-technics (superhuman)

... previously unknown to us to help prevent the situation for a short time. Would it be possible to change this by having implants/wires on/in our biceps for example, so that everytime it recognises a signal to move the muscle from the brain, to then overirde it with a stronger electrode impulse ...

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by joegy
Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:09 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Human Bio-technics (superhuman)
Replies: 3
Views: 881

HELP wtih ATP!!!!

A couple questions here..hopefully someone can help me. Im really stuck. I know that muscle cells in the biceps contain many mitochondria which are responsible for cellular respiration. And that in that process ATP and carbon dioxide are produced. So how is this ATP used by ...

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by mtonell5
Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:10 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: HELP wtih ATP!!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1576

Muscle mass

... are looking. To increase strength and muscle mass one should do intensive training (anaerobic) using heavy weights and fewer reps. For example, biceps training should begin with two warm up sets with light weight (circulation), followed by five or six sets of five reps using a weight you can ...

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by Doc44
Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:23 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Muscle mass
Replies: 11
Views: 1751

Skin, muscles and joints

... not osteoclasts because they are found in the bones. 2. It is either sweat or sebaceus. I always get them mixed up! 3.This one i know: think or biceps/triceps. When you want to bend the arm the biceps contracts, it gets shorter and pulls your arm. Meanwhile the triceps is relaxed. When you want ...

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by MrMistery
Tue May 24, 2005 7:55 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Skin, muscles and joints
Replies: 15
Views: 3477


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