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Which muscle? The biceps, at the front of the arm, get shorter, and the triceps, at the back, get longer.
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What happens to the muscles when the arm is bent?
it goes to the loo to have a wee
What muscle contracts when the elbow is bent?
The Biceps brachii muscle. We just call it the biceps, though. (Pronounced bye-seps) To straighten the arm again, the triceps muscle is contracted - which lies 'underneath' the upper arm.
When you flex your arm muscle what happens?
The muscle in your arm contracts. The muscle on the other side of your arm, opposite from the side that you are flexing, stretches.
What happens to the muscle fibers in your biceps when you bend your arm?
it contracts
What happens when you pull on a chicken wing's arm muscle?
you will get hurt
What happens when your nexplanon implant bends in your arm?
Implanon is still effective even if it is bent.
What is the top muscle in your arm called?
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.
What happens to your upper arm as you raise the lower arm?
The biceps brachii muscle will contract, pulling the lower arm up.
When you perform flexion on your arm the biceps muscle contracts What happens to the triceps muscle on the posterior of the arm as you do this action?
The Triceps extend (Stretch out) as the biceps contract.
What happens if you bent your arm the other way?
you would get an operation and in that operation you would get a metal rod inside
You bent your arm the wrong way and now you are getting severe sharp pains between your bicep and tricep but you can flex your muscles without anyproblem what is wrong with your arm?
It could be just a muscle strain, or maybe a torn ligament, but I would think you pulled a muscle, not that bad
What happens when you flex your muscle?
The muscle in your arm contracts. The muscle on the other side of your arm, opposite from the side that you are flexing, stretches.
