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No the flexor closes the joint.

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Is tricepes flexor?

Triceps muscle is not a flexor. Triceps is an extensor of elbow joint. Biceps muscle is flexor.


What does the 'extensor muscle' do?

Extensor muscles open a joint and are the opposite to flexor muscles, which close it. I imagine triceps are extensor, while biceps are flexor.


What is the name of a muscle that closes a joint?

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What type of muscle bends joint?

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What is the name of the muscle that closes a joint?

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What type of muscle bends a joint.?

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When you bend your arms what muscle is the flexor?

Probably the Biceps Brachii (commonly called Biceps).


What is the muscle that causes parts of the body to bend?

A flexor is a muscle that causes a joint to bend. In contrast, an extension is a muscle that straightens a joint.


Contracting muscle responsible for bending a limb or joint?

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What type for muscle bends a joint?

The type of muscle that bends a joint is called a flexor muscle. Flexor muscles contract to decrease the angle between two bones at a joint, facilitating movements like bending the elbow or knee. These muscles work in opposition to extensor muscles, which increase the angle at a joint.


What type of movement does the contraction of a flexor muscle?

Any flexor muscle decreases the angle of a joint. When you flex your biceps brachii, the distance between your forearm and arm becomes closer together. When you use your extensors on the same joint, your arm will straighten.


What is a muscle that causes a joint to bend when it contract?

A muscle that causes a joint to bend when it contracts is called a flexor. Flexor muscles, such as the biceps brachii in the upper arm, work by shortening and pulling on the bones to decrease the angle at a joint, facilitating movements like bending the elbow. In contrast, extensors are muscles that increase the angle at a joint.