Any muscle having two heads.
The leg is bent by the action of the flexor muscles situated on the back of the thigh, the chief of these being called the biceps of the leg.
Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
The arm muscles are the show muscles of the physique. When someone asks to "see your muscles," they are most likely referring to your arms, and more specifically, your biceps.
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“double”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.
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