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extensor
The 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.
Extensors
Triceps is not a flexor. It is extensor of the elbow joint.
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What muscles flex and extend the forearm?
Biceps Brachii flexes the forearm and the Triceps Brachii extends the forearm.
What biceps and triceps called?
The biceps and triceps are muscles. They flex and extend the forearm, respectively, so they are considered antagonists.
Which muscles extend the forearm?
Triceps brachii
Can you extend the elbow with your biceps?
No, this is not possible. Elbows extend by means of the triceps brachii (triceps). You can try to flex your bicep as you extend your arm, but when itès fully extend its not possible.
What is the main action of triceps?
To extend the forearm at the elbow and extend the arm at the shoulder.
Muscle that allows you to flex the elbow?
The Biceps flex the elbow The Triceps extend the elbow
What is the antagonist for bicep curls?
Antagonists of the biceps are triceps (the three head muscle). Biceps flex and triceps extend.
What do biceps triceps and deltoids do?
Biceps flex the arm at the elbow, and triceps (along with the brachialis) extend it. The deltoids raise the arms.
What leg muscles are similar in function to the triceps and biceps in the arm?
The Quadriceps extend just like the triceps, which include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius. The Hamstrings flex just like the biceps, which include the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. Quads extend, Triceps extend Hamstrings flex, arm biceps (biceps brachii, brachialis) flex
What do the triceps and biceps muscles do?
The triceps muscles extend (straighten) the arm, while the biceps muscles flex (bend) it at the elbow joint.
How do muscles in your arm work together?
When you flex your arm your biceps contract, and your triceps extend. And when you unflex your arm the triceps contract and you biceps extend. The muscles work together to allow you to move your body.
What is the forearm extensor?
triceps brachii
