The biceps is a flexor muscle
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∙ 2015-08-29 18:24:13No. The biceps are a flexor muscle.
Triceps muscle is not a flexor. Triceps is an extensor of elbow joint. Biceps muscle is flexor.
Extensor muscles open a joint and are the opposite to flexor muscles, which close it. I imagine triceps are extensor, while biceps are flexor.
It flexes the arm at the elbow.
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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.
Extensor muscles open a joint and are the opposite to flexor muscles, which close it. I imagine triceps are extensor, while biceps are flexor.
A flexor muscle is when the arm bends and the extensor muscle is when the arm is relaxed.
The rectus femoris muscle in the hip acts as both a knee extensor and hip flexor.
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