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What happens when the elbow flexor and extensors act opposition?
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What are the basic crutch muscles?
shoulder depressors, extensors, adductors and abductors. elbow extensors, wrist extensors and finger flexors.
What term describes a muscle that bends joints such as the elbow?
Flexor.
Is tricepes flexor?
Triceps muscle is not a flexor. Triceps is an extensor of elbow joint. Biceps muscle is flexor.
How would you put flexor in a sentence?
The flexor muscle in my left elbow is stiff.
Explain the function of flexors and in extensors?
these muscle groups either extend a joint, extensors) or contract the joint (flexors). triceps extend the elbow joint, biceps bend the elbow joint.
What is the function of the brachialis?
Thie brachialis is a muscle in the arm of the upper limb and it is the primary flexor of the elbow joint.
Which is the agonist muscle and which is the antagonist muscle in performing a bicep curl?
Agonist is bicep and other elbow flexors antagonist are all the elbow extensors ie triceps
What muscle is the strongest flexor of the elbow?
The brachialis muscle has greater leverage based on its origin and insertion points and is stronger than the biceps brachii muscle as a flexor.
What are flexors and extensors in the upper arm?
FLEXORSBiceps brachia- Primarily forearm supination, but also functions in elbow flexion, shoulder flexion, and shoulder adductionChoracobrachialis- Shoulder flexion, shoulder adductionBrachialis- Elbow flexionEXTENSORSTriceps Brachii- Powers elbow extension
Name a muscle that is a synergistic to the biceps brachii during elbow flexing?
Brachialis - attaches from the anterior proximal humerus to the coronoid process of the ulna - strong flexor of the elbowBrachioradialis - attaches from the lateral supracondylar ridge of the humerus to the distal styloid of the radius - weak flexor of the elbow
Which muscle straightens a joint?
A muscle that straightens a joint is called an extensor.Extensors are the muscles whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body.Extensor muscle
Is bending the elbow an example of flexion?
yes because it allows the arm to move back and forth, like a door hingeThe elbow is a hinge joint.The elbow joint is a hinge joint.
