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What is the main action of the medial thigh muscles?
The main action of the medial thigh muscles is adduction, which means bringing the leg towards the midline of the body. These muscles work together to bring the legs closer together during movements like walking or crossing the legs.
Is The antagonist muscle to the quadriceps is the hamstring?
The Hamstrings consist of three muscles that have the same action: the Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. Their actions are to flex the knee joint, adduct the leg, and extend the thigh. The Quadriceps femoris is four muscles of the femur. They are the Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, and Vastus intermedialis. As a group (the quads) they extend the leg at the knee.
Does the dorsal musculature of the body act to extend joints?
Yes, the doral musculature of the body acts to extend joints. For instance, the triceps extends the arms, and the paraspinal muscles extend the spine.
What are the 5 examples of voluntary and involuntary muscles?
eyes,legs,
What allows you to flex and extend your lower leg and upper arms?
flexing is tightening of your muscles, and joints bend to let you extend your arm from the elbow and shoulder
Group of muscles that extend the leg?
There are four muscles that extend the leg. vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris.
Are your glutes involved in jumping?
Yes, the gluteal muscles are "abductor" muscles which extend the legs away from the body and are involved along with the quadriceps in forward/rearward motion, and in jumping.
Are the quadriceps involuntary or a voluntary?
The quadricepts (a group of four) are voluntary muscles that extend the leg at the knee.
What is the main action of the medial thigh muscles?
The main action of the medial thigh muscles is adduction, which means bringing the leg towards the midline of the body. These muscles work together to bring the legs closer together during movements like walking or crossing the legs.
How does a dog run on 4 legs?
dogs run with there legs a lot like humans do but there spine and leg muscles are specialy made for running on four legs
How is a grasshoppers third leg adapted for jumping?
yes
How do invertbrates move?
Invertebrates have strong muscles and great control over them which help to slither or slide over surfaces like a snake.
Which muscles extend or straighten a body part?
Extensor muscles extend or straighten a body part.
Does Taylor Lautner have muscles in his legs?
yes.. everyone has muscles in their legs
What is the function of the adductors?
The main function of the adductor muscles is to propel the legs towards the midline of the body. The four groups of adductor muscles are adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor Magnus and gracilis.
Are there fast twitch muscles in your legs?
There are fast twitch muscles fibers in all of your muscles, especially in your legs.
What NZ zoo animal has four legs eat plants and has the same amount of neck muscles as a human?
a giraffe
