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It flexes the arm at the elbow.

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Q: Is the biceps brachii an extensor or flexor muscle?
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Are the biceps a flexor or extensor muscle?

The biceps is a flexor muscle


Is the brachii muscle proximal or distal to the extensor digitorum muscle?

The biceps brachii is proximal to the extensor digitorum


Is your bicep an extensor muscle?

No. The biceps are a flexor muscle.


Is the triceps muscle of the arm a flexor or an extensor?

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.


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.


When you arm bends the what muscle is the flexor?

Probably the Biceps Brachii (commonly called Biceps).


When your arm bends what muscle is the flexor?

Probably the Biceps Brachii (commonly called Biceps).


When you bend your arms what muscle is the flexor?

Probably the Biceps Brachii (commonly called Biceps).


Which is the flexor muscle in the elbow joint?

brachialis, brachioradialis, biceps brachii


Which is the main muscle that flexes the forearm?

The biceps brachii is the prime flexor of the arm.


Is the biceps brachii muscle proximal or distal to the extensor digitorum muscle?

The bulk of the muscle is proximal. But part of it isn't.

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