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Coracobrachialis
Scapulohumeraler muscle of the shoulder girdle: the frontal abductor arising together with the short head (caput breve) of the arm biceps
Origin: coracoid process of the scapula
Attachment: Inner side of the humerus, opposite the deltoid tuberosity
Antagonists: …
Movement: Fixation of the humerus in the hip socket (acetabulum), lateral adduction, frontal abduction, endorotation of the arm
Strengthening postures (232): Postures with powerful frontal abduction such as upface dog, three-point headstand
Stretching postures (231): Postureswith retroversion such as purvottanasana, setu bandha sarvangasana, sarvangasana, uttanasana, prasarita padottanasana with arms behind the back