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the hamstring is used for flexing the knee
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What muscles flex the knee?
hamstring group is the primary muscle group for flexing the knee
What can muscles be used for?
Bending moving straightning flexing
What are two major muscles used when flexing your arm?
When flexing your arm you would use shoulder muscles, mainly the deltoids and pectoralis major. If you flex your elbow (which most people think means flexing your arm, but is really the forearm), then you would use your biceps, brachialis. and brachioradialis muscles, which would be three muscles, depending on the orientation of the forearm.
Does flexing help your muscles?
yes it helps
What actors and actresses appeared in Flexing Muscles - 2012?
The cast of Flexing Muscles - 2012 includes: Charles Fairbanks Serpiente Negro as Serpiente Negro
What muscles are used for raising the knee when standing?
Quadricep
What of the ancient Olympics showed friendship?
flexing muscles
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.
What muscles are used for hanging knee raise?
The pectoralis major I believe
Is flex and extend the same?
no. flexing is deceasing the angle (e.g bending knee) extending is straightening something. (e.g. straightening knee)
What are two muscles that are synergists with the biceps femoris muscle?
The semitendinosus and the semimembranosus muscles assist the biceps femoris in the action of flexing the knee joint. The semitendinosus and the semimembranosusmuscles also work together to perform extension of the hip joint.
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.
