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The Biceps flex the elbow
The Triceps extend the elbow
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Muscle that allows you you flex the elbow?
triceps brachii
What allows a chicken wing to move at the elbow?
The elbow is a hinge type joint, so it will flex and extend with minimal rotation.
Which muscle does NOT flex the elbow?
triceps brachii
What is the function of biceps brachii?
The function of the biceps brachii is to flex your arm at the elbow. However, even though that is the most visible muscle, the brachialis muscle is considered the prime mover in flexing at the elbow.
What happens to your biceps muscle when you straighten your elbow?
It either expands or contracts depending on which way you're bending your elbow.
What Muscle extends in any movement?
None. Muscles only contracts. In order to extend, the muscle on the opposite movement has to contract. For example, the biceps help flex the elbow, but it does not extend the elbow; the triceps does that.
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 is the definition of brachioradialis?
The brachioradialis is a muscle found in the forearm that helps flex the forearm at the elbow. It is capable of pronation and supination.
What does a bicep do?
flex the elbow
What is a bicep and what does it do?
The bicep is a muscle on the upper arm that is designed to rotate the forearm and flex the elbow. See link below for more information.
Muscle that allows you to ben the elbow?
Brachialis is the chief mover, aided by biceps brachii
The elbow joints flex and?
exstend
