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What is difference between extending and flexing your arm at the elbow?
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∙ 6y ago
Flexion is the act of bringing two bones closer together, decreasing the angle between the two bones.
Extension is the act of increasing the angle between two bones, resulting in a straightening motion.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoTo flex something basically means to bend it. More technically, it is a joint action that decreases the angle between the bones of a joint. So really, you cannot flex your forearm, you can only flex your elbow, which is to bend the elbow joint. This brings the forearm closer to the upper arm, or, the radius and ulna closer to the humerus.
Colloquially, the term flex is used in different ways, and it is sometimes used to refer to a limb instead of a joint. Someone might refer to "flexing the arm," for instance. Therefore, "flexing the forearm" would probably be understood to mean the same thing as flexing the elbow. Of course, the most popular use of the word is in regards to contraction muscles, such as "flexing your bicep." This is actually an incorrect use as muscles do not flex they contract.
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Explain the difference between extending and flexing your arm at the elbow?
When you straighten your arm or leg (as in a pushing movement), you EXTEND the arm or leg. When you bend your arm at the elbow or your leg at the knee, you FLEX the arm at the elbow and flex the leg at the knee.
What acts as the antagonist when flexing the forearm at the elbow?
triceps
What muscle are use during flexing elbow?
Triceps and Biceps
Why is there a dent in the crook of your elbow when you tense your arm?
The dent is caused from the flexing of the tendons near your elbow. The flexing causes the sin around it to become taut and raised, thus causing the dent.
Can a elbow do a straight angle?
By extending one's elbow, you can make a straight angle.
Which of the following muscles has no direct role in flexing the forearm at the elbow?
Biceps. Brachhil
When flexing your elbow what is the triceps?
The triceps are the the large muscle at the back of the upper arm.
What is the difference between my ass and your elbow?
everything, ever.
What is the bone extending fro elbow to the wrist?
Ulna .
Muscles cause elbow extension?
Muscles within the brachium are responsible for the extension of the elbow. These muscles also work for the flexing of the arm as well.
What is the difference of antebrachium and the brachium?
anterbrachium is the forearm,region between elbow and the wrist while brachium is the arm,region between shoulder and the elbow
What is the difference between an elbow and an oboe?
There are many differneces between an elbow and an oboe. First, one is a joint and the other has three joints. Aside from that the elbow is a body part, where as the Oboe is a musical instrument.
