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If you're talking about the one that everyone's always asking for when they say, "Make a muscle!" then it's your BICEP.
The bicep is the muscle that contracts when the arm is bent, and the tricep is the one that relaxes.
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What are the triceps?
It is a muscle that goes from the rear top of your arm and stretches down to the top of your elbow.The tree muscles in your upper arm! :D
What is the bone called in the top of the arm?
the bone at the top of arm is humerus
What muscle bends the arm?
The muscle/muscles that bend your arms are called Flexor and Extensor.
What is the largest upper arm muscle called?
biceps brachii
How do muscles work in pairs to bend and straighten the arm?
While one muscle contracts, the other muscle in the pair returns to its original length. The main muscle that bends your upper arm is called the Biceps brachii. The action is called flexion at the elbow. This muscle is on the "front" of the arm. The muscle that acts against this one is called the Triceps brachii. Its' action is extension at the elbow. This muscle is on the "back" of the arm. See the link below:
where in the muscles would you find triceps?
They are the opposite muscle to the biceps. If you bend your arm to make the muscle on the top (the biceps) bulge, the muscle on the bottom (the triceps) relaxes. The triceps is on the back of your arm, and is used to straighten the elbow.
The muscle that starts with the letter D?
Bicep (top of your arm)· biceps brachii
What is a muscle that rotates the upper arm?
There is not a single muscle that rotates the upper arm. The name of the muscle that contributes in rotation of the upper arm is deltoid muscle.
What is the muscle when your arm bends?
Probably the Biceps Brachii (commonly called Biceps).
What is the difference between muscle flexing and muscle extension?
Inn other words muscle flexing can be called muscle shortening and extension when muscle is elongating. For example when you bend you arm towards your shoulder your bicep muscle is shortening and you can feel a bump. When you extend your arm you can feel that the bump is stretching out and disappearing, that is muscle extension.
What is that thing on top of the valve called?
The Rocker Arm
What is the bone in the top of the arm called?
Humerus is the top arm bone between the shoulder & elbow. The radius & ulna are the 2 bones between elbow & wrist.
