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Q: What is a muscle that has 2 heads?
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Do pig biceps have two heads?

pigs do indeed have a muscle called the biceps brachii. It is one headed though unlike in humans where there are 2 heads.


What muscle of the arm has three heads or points of origin?

The muscle of the arm with three heads or points of origin is the triceps brachii.


Is the biceps a bone or a muscle?

A biceps is any muscle with two heads.


What is the triceps brachii muscle?

Triceps bachii is the scientific name of the muscle given to the more popularly called triceps muscle. Tri means three. Ceps means heads. It has got three heads. Brachii means related to your brachium or the arm.


What is the difference between triceps and biceps muscles?

The triceps muscle is located on the back of the upper arm and has three heads, while the biceps muscle is located on the front of the upper arm and has two heads. The triceps muscle is responsible for extending the arm, while the biceps muscle is responsible for flexing the arm.


What words can you put bi into?

bi- is a prefix meaning "two". You can find it in words like bicycle, bilingual (speaking 2 languages), bisexual, biceps (muscle which has 2 heads),...


What is the name of the muscle that has three heads and can extend the forelimb?

Triceps.


What enzymes do myosin heads have?

Myosin heads contain ATPase enzymes, which hydrolyze ATP to provide energy for muscle contraction. This energy is used to power the movement of myosin heads along actin filaments during the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.


When the term biceps triceps or quadriceps forms part of a muscles name what does it tell you about the muscle?

It tells you the number of origins. "When biceps, triceps, or quadriceps forms part of a muscle's name, you can assume that the muscle has two, three, or four origins, respectively. For example, the biceps brachii muscle of the arm has two origins, or heads."- Human Anatomy & Physiology. Eighth Edition. Elaine N. Marieb page 321


What is the Site of calcium regulation in smooth muscle tissue?

Calmodulin on myosin heads


What is the significance of the names of the quadricep muscles?

In Latin quadriceps means four heads, and the quadriceps femoris muscle has four parts called heads.


What is the meaning of triceps?

A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.