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Six-headed coracobrachialis muscle
Affiliations- Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Abstract
The coracobrachialis muscle is the smallest muscle of the anterior compartment of the arm. It is responsible for flexion and abduction in the glenohumeral joint. The coracobrachialis muscle is morphologically variable both in its insertion and origin. Moreover, some additional heads or structures may also occur. The present report describes a six-headed coracobrachialis muscle originated as a common junctionwith the short head of the biceps brachii muscle from the coracoid process. All of these heads insert into the medial surface of the humeral shaft. It is important to note that the musculocutaneous nerve was piercing the fourth belly. Other heads were innervated by branches from the musculocutaneous nerve. Knowledge of the morphological variability of this muscle is essential not only for anatomists but for clinicians as well.
Abstract
The coracobrachialis muscle is the smallest muscle of the anterior compartment of the arm. It is responsible for flexion and abduction in the glenohumeral joint. The coracobrachialis muscle is morphologically variable both in its insertion and origin. Moreover, some additional heads or structures may also occur. The present report describes a six-headed coracobrachialis muscle originated as a common junctionwith the short head of the biceps brachii muscle from the coracoid process. All of these heads insert into the medial surface of the humeral shaft. It is important to note that the musculocutaneous nerve was piercing the fourth belly. Other heads were innervated by branches from the musculocutaneous nerve. Knowledge of the morphological variability of this muscle is essential not only for anatomists but for clinicians as well.
Keywords
coracobrachialis muscle, morphological variations, compression, additional head, quadriceps femoris, biceps brachii, embryology, clinical implications
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Six-headed coracobrachialis muscle
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Case report
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809-813
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2021-08-24
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Folia Morphol 2022;81(3):809-813.
Keywords
coracobrachialis muscle
morphological variations
compression
additional head
quadriceps femoris
biceps brachii
embryology
clinical implications
Authors
N. Zielinska
Ł. Olewnik
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