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Flexion is the medical term meaning bent at the joint. The opposite is extension.
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What contracts to extends or straighten the limb at the joint?
This type of muscle contracts to bend a limb at a joint
List of two joint muscles in upper and lower limb?
Two joint muscles in the upper limb is the wrist and the elbow. Two joint muscles in the lower limb is the ankle and the knee.
Muscles that bend a limb are known as?
flexors
What does the triceps do when you bend the elbow?
Your elbow joint get extended. Your upper limb becomes straight.
Are muscles that bend a joint called extensors?
Muscles that bend a joint are flexors; musces that straighten a joint are extensors.
Muscles that bend a limb are called?
muscles bend limbs by pulling, they can not push. the answer is; a muscle is a muscle.
What does go out on a limb mean?
The expresion going out on a limb means to take a chance. For example if I want to sing in front of 1,000 people and I've never sang in front of anyone before than I would be going out on a limb.
What is a limb joint with the letters wbleo?
elbow
Does soaking a tree limb in hot water help it bend?
yes.
What term means to bend a limp at the joint?
Flexion or extension; flexion is decreasing the angle between two points
What is another plumbing term for MJ Bend?
Mechanical Joint Bend
Does hyperextension bend a joint in the direction as flexion?
Yes, extension is always in the opposite direction as flexion. Hyperextension means straightening a joint beyond it's normal range.
