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The biceps muscle relaxes!!!!!=)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe tricep extends your arm at the elbow.
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What two actions make muscle movement possible?
brain says move triceps triceps contract and moves
What movement does the arm make when the triceps muscle contract?
The biceps muscle relaxes!!!!!=)
How do muscles bring about movement in an organism?
Contraction of the biceps and the relaxation of the triceps bend the arm .In straightening the arm the triceps contract and the biceps relax
What contracts when the biceps relax?
The triceps contract when the biceps relax.And, vice versa. The triceps relax when the biceps contract.
When the triceps contract what do the biceps do?
The triceps and biceps are antagonistic muscle groups; the triceps straighten the arm and the biceps pull it in the opposite way. Therefore, when the triceps contract, the biceps lengthen.
What movement occurs when the hamstrings contract eccentrically?
Knee Extension
How are triceps and biceps useful?
When your biceps contract (and your triceps relax), your arm bends at the elbow. When your triceps contract (and your biceps relax), your arm straightens. The biceps and triceps enable you to bend or extend your arm at the elbow.
What is an example of an antagonistic pair?
A muscle that opposes the actions of another. =] A muscle that opposes the actions of another. =]
When glute max contract concentrically which movement occurs at the hip?
Strong extension
What Muscle extends in any movement?
None. Muscles only contracts. In order to extend, the muscle on the opposite movement has to contract. For example, the biceps help flex the elbow, but it does not extend the elbow; the triceps does that.
When the bicep contacts what does the triceps do?
The triceps relaxes slowly. This prevents a "jerky' movement.
How does a chicken folds it's wing close and open?
The biceps and triceps help the wing open and close; when the biceps contract, the triceps relax, causing the wing to open. But when the triceps contract and the biceps relax, the wing closes.
