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What are your quadriceps used for?
Basically, quadriceps are used to extend the lower leg to straighten it.
Should you straighten your leg after a knee subluxation?
No, you should not straighten your leg after a knee subluxation as this action could further hurt your knee joint.
What sports are hinge joints used for?
in football when your about to kick the ball you have to flex and extend your leg.it allows you to bend and straighten (flexion and extension) the joint, for example, when kicking a ball in football, you bend your leg in preparation and then straighten your leg to kick the ballyour hinge joint is used in foot ball when kicking the ball
What tissue is in leg bone?
A kind of elastic tissue
Why can't you bend your knee from side to side when you hold your leg out straight?
When you straighten out your leg your tendons are tighter, and then there is your patella disabling you from doing that
How do you make a cheap mermaid tail?
you get some pants and get in you leg hold then lap the other leg hold around you then straighten the bottom out
When you straighten your leg what muscles contract and relax?
Ummm I think chicken legs :P
What is the heaviest muscle in the human body which serves to straighten the leg at the hip during walking?
The heaviest muscle in the human body is the gluteus maximus. It serves to straighten the leg at the hip during walking by extending the thigh backward.
What muscles work together to straighten your leg?
The muscles used to straighten the leg are commonly known as the Quadriceps, a group of four muscles on the front of the thigh. This, however, is only the cast when the knee is isolated. If you were to stand up from a squatted position, you would also be using your gluteal muscles as well as your hamstrings to extend the thigh and stabilize the knee, while your quads and inner thigh muscles (the adductor) help to straighten the the knee. You would also be using your calf muscles to straighten the ankle.
What muscle tissue is in the leg?
tendons
What does it mean to "extend" the knee joint and how is this movement performed?
To "extend" the knee joint means to straighten the leg by increasing the angle between the thigh and the lower leg. This movement is performed by contracting the quadriceps muscles on the front of the thigh, which pull on the patellar tendon to straighten the knee.
What can I do with my baby cow who can not straighten his leg?
Have it checked by a vet. It's possible the calf just broke his leg and it needs to be straightened out and put in a cast to get it to grow normally again.
