Anatomy

“Structural Organization of the Biceps’ Long Head“

This depiction was composed as part of a digital student resource, Anatomy and Physiology I: An Interactive Histology Atlas. The atlas was created by faculty from Augusta University’s College of Science and Mathematics and Medical College of Georgia through an Affordable Learning Georgia grant. See this publication here: https://pressbooks.pub/aandp1histologyatlasandworkbook/.

The biceps brachii muscle, a major muscle of the upper arm, is responsible for elbow flexion and forearm supination. The muscle consists of two heads, hence “Bi” for two and “Ceps” for head, one short and one long. Depicted here is the long head, whose origin is the scapula’s supraglenoid tubercle and whose tendon uses the humerus’ intertubercular groove (Biccipital groove) for passage along the anterolateral surface of the bone.

Digital paint in Procreate. 2024.