Summary
Location: | In the back of the upper arm, running from the shoulder to the elbow on the back of the arm. |
Information
Group: | Elbow and Radioulnar |
Subgroup: | Triceps |
Side(s) of body: | Back |
Function/Action: | Elbow Extensor, Shoulder Adductor, Shoulder Extensor |
Details
Joint: | Elbow |
Bone: | Humerus, Ulna |
Origin: | Lateral head: Posterior humerus, above radial groove; Medial head: Posterior humerus, below radial groove. |
Insertion: | Olecranon process of ulna. |