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A flexor muscle is a muscle which bends or flexes a limb. Most flexor muscles are located on the anterior aspect of the body.
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∙ 13y agoMost all of the flexor muscles are located on the anterior part of the body. The only major flexors on the posterior of the body are the calf flexors; the gastocnemius and soleus.
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Most flexor muscles are located on the aspect of the body most extensors are located An exception to this generalization is the extensor-flexor musculature of the?
anterior, posterior and knee
Where are flexor muscles located?
ANTERIOR
An extensor-flexor muscle not located in the anterior or posterior?
The muscles of the legs do not follow the generalization that extensor muscles are on the posterior and flexor muscles are on the anterior.
What muscles make you bend forward at the waist?
The flexor muscles are used when bending forward at the waist. The flexor muscles are located in the cervical and lumbar spine.
What muscles in the limbs are the effectors of a withdrawal reflex?
Flexor Muscles
Do most skeletal muscles work in antagonistic pairs?
Yes. Skeletal muscles will have a flexor and an extensor. The flexor bends the joint. The extensor straightens it out again.
Muscles of the wrist?
Muscles of the wrists include carpal muscles and extrinsic hand muscles.
Where are the flexor muscles in the chicken wing located?
These muscles are located along the chickens elbow. They go down the bone to help the chicken lift its wings and fly.
What are the effector muscles of the withdrawal reflex?
Flexor Muscles
What muscles are power wrist flexors?
The muscles that are power wrist flexors are the flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris.
What muscles are known as the tom dick and harry muscles?
tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus and flexor hallucis longus
What are the major head flexor muscles?
Sternocleidomastoid muscles
