An unusual supernumerary head of biceps brachii muscle

2008 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 788-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soubhagya R. Nayak ◽  
Ashwin Krishnamurthy
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-60
Author(s):  
Poonam Singh ◽  
Aseem Tandon ◽  
Rajan Bhatnagar ◽  
Rishi Pokhrel

During routine human cadaveric dissection for the purpose of teaching learning of medical undergraduates inour department, third head of the biceps brachii muscle was found bilaterally in a 67 years old male cadaver. Bilaterally symmetrical third head was found with ß eshy proximal attachment on humerus between the insertionof the coracobrachialis and the upper part of the origin of the brachialis. This supernumerary head was deep tothe other two heads of biceps and was inserted into the bicipital aponeurosis. A branch of musculocutaneousnerve could be traced upto the third head. Long and short heads of biceps were of usual anatomy.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/mjsbh.v12i2.12931


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Poonam Singh

<p>During routine human cadaveric dissection for the purpose of teaching learning of medical undergraduates in our department, third head of the biceps brachii muscle was found bilaterally in a 67 years old male cadaver. Bilaterally symmetrical third head was found with fleshy proximal attachment on humerus between the insertion of the coracobrachialis and the upper part of the origin of the brachialis. This supernumerary head was deep to the other two heads of biceps and was inserted into the bicipital aponeurosis. A branch of musculocutaneous nerve could be traced upto the third head. Long and short heads of biceps were of usual anatomy.</p>


Author(s):  
Łukasz Olewnik ◽  
Nicol Zielinska ◽  
Łukasz Gołek ◽  
Paloma Aragonés ◽  
Jose Ramon Sanudo

AbstractThe coracobrachialis muscle (CBM) originates from the apex of the coracoid process, in common with the short head of the biceps brachii muscle, and from the intermuscular septum. The CBM demonstrates variability in both the proximal and distal attachment, with some extremely rare varieties, such as the coracobrachialis superior, coracobrachialis longus and coracocapsularis muscle. This case report describes an extremely rare variant of the coracobrachialis superior muscle, or a very rare variant of the CBM. Our findings highlight the importance of muscle variants in the shoulder region, especially the coracoid region, and are significant for radiologists, anatomists, physiotherapists and surgeons specializing in the shoulder joint.


1999 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. M249-M253 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. Yue ◽  
V. K. Ranganathan ◽  
V. Siemionow ◽  
J. Z. Liu ◽  
V. Sahgal

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