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The bicep is found on the front, top half of the arm and is typically tensed when someone wishes to show off strength!
The tricep is on the reverse side of the arm.
Both of the muscles are required to move the arm (among others).
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When flexing your elbow what is the triceps?
The triceps are the the large muscle at the back of the upper arm.
What is larger the biceps of the upper arm or triceps of the upper arm?
Triceps
What muscles are used to move the upper arm?
biceps and triceps
where in the muscles would you find triceps?
They are the opposite muscle to the biceps. If you bend your arm to make the muscle on the top (the biceps) bulge, the muscle on the bottom (the triceps) relaxes. The triceps is on the back of your arm, and is used to straighten the elbow.
How are triceps and biceps useful?
When your biceps contract (and your triceps relax), your arm bends at the elbow. When your triceps contract (and your biceps relax), your arm straightens. The biceps and triceps enable you to bend or extend your arm at the elbow.
Why is lifting or pulling using the back muscles contraindicated?
when the arm is straightened, the triceps are used. when the arm is bent, the biceps are used. if you tense both the tricep and biceo at the smae time, the arm will be unable to move (bend or straighten). when pulling or lifting, the biceps are used, not the triceps.
What is the muscle on the back of the upper arm called?
I think you are referring to the triceps. This is the muscle that attaches at the elbow and the shoulder. The one that you use when extending your arm. biceps; up triceps; under
Do the triceps flex or extend the forearm?
extensorThe triceps brachii is an extensor. It is the large muscle on the back of the arm and is primarily the muscle used for extension of the elbow joint or straightening of the arm. The triceps is also an antagonist of the biceps and the brachialis muscles.ExtensorsTriceps is not a flexor. It is extensor of the elbow joint.
What muscle is used to place arm behind the back?
i believe its the triceps
What muscle in upper arm that extends lower arm?
The posterior deltoid is one extensor of the upper arm.
The triceps are the major muscle of the calves?
No. The triceps is an upper arm muscle
What are facts about the biceps and triceps.?
biceps are on your upper arm and triceps are below your biceps
