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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 the difference between triceps and biceps muscles?
The triceps muscle is located on the back of the upper arm and has three heads, while the biceps muscle is located on the front of the upper arm and has two heads. The triceps muscle is responsible for extending the arm, while the biceps muscle is responsible for flexing the arm.
What is the difference between triceps and biceps in terms of their function and anatomy?
The triceps and biceps are both muscles in the arm, but they have different functions and structures. The triceps are located on the back of the upper arm and are responsible for extending the arm, while the biceps are located on the front of the upper arm and are responsible for flexing the arm. In terms of anatomy, the triceps have three heads or sections, while the biceps have two heads.
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.
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
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.
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 extension of the lower arm is a result of the contraction of?
The extension of the lower arm is a result of the contraction of the triceps muscle, which is located on the back of the upper arm. When the triceps contracts, it straightens the arm by extending the elbow joint.
What muscle is used to place arm behind the back?
i believe its the triceps
