There is (mainly, in terms of movement) a ball-and-socket joint in the shoulder; a hinge joint in the elbow; and various joints inside the wrist which work together at different bones.
It is a hinge joint ( think of it like a door hinge)
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elbow
fixed joint
The elbow is a hinge type joint, so it will flex and extend with minimal rotation.
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The knee helps your leg flex and extend.
flexing is tightening of your muscles, and joints bend to let you extend your arm from the elbow and shoulder
The hamstrings flex the knee and extend the hip.
One set to flex a joint, the other to extend a joint.
The Biceps flex the elbow The Triceps extend the elbow
Quadriceps contracts to extend the knee joint. Rectus femoris, the part of quadriceps flex the hip joint on the thigh.
the knee and elbow, hinge joints and only move on one plane (they can only flex and extend)
Biceps flex the arm at the elbow, and triceps (along with the brachialis) extend it. The deltoids raise the arms.
The triceps muscles extend (straighten) the arm, while the biceps muscles flex (bend) it at the elbow joint.