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When the bicep contracts, the tricep relaxes. These pair of muscles are known as antagonists which means as one contracts, the other relaxes and vice versa.
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Which muscle relaxes when arm is strightened?
The bicep muscle. The tricep contracts to straighten the arm as the bicep relaxes.
What muscle relaxes and what muscle works?
I think what your after is called an antagonistic pair of muscles, for example the bicep and the tricep. When the bicep is contracting the tricep relaxes and when the tricep is contracting the bicep relaxes.
When the bicep contacts what does the triceps do?
The triceps relaxes slowly. This prevents a "jerky' movement.
What is the top muscle in your arm called?
If you're talking about the one that everyone's always asking for when they say, "Make a muscle!" then it's your BICEP. The bicep is the muscle that contracts when the arm is bent, and the tricep is the one that relaxes.
How your arm uses muscles to move?
Your arm uses its bicep and tricep muscle to move. Muscles can only contract so they have to work in pairs. Ex. Bicep and tricep One muscle contract, the other relaxes
Bending the arm what the muscles are doing?
The Bicep muscle (one on top) is contracting The Tricep muscle (one below) if relaxing The Bicep and Tricep muscles are antagonistic- they work as opposites, so when one contracts, the other relaxes.
What muscle extends the arm in a push-up?
break throw muscle shrug write
When you straighten your arm the tricep and the bicep?
The tricep contracts and the bicep relaxes.
What does the arm do when the bicep relaxes?
muscles work in pairs so when the bicep relaxes the tricep contracts, these actions create elbow extention (arm lowering) creating an objuce angle- lowering stage in a bicep curl
Is a biceps an organ?
No, your bicep is a muscle.
What joint action occurs when the biceps muscles contract concentrically?
The bicep muscle relaxes. It is vice-versa when the bicep muscle contracts.
What is a torn bicep muscle?
A torn bicep muscle can usually occur when your bicep muscle is fully extended and under too much pressure. Weight lifters often get a torn bicep muscle when doing the preacher curl. The preacher curl can really strain the bicep muscle, and lead to a torn bicep muscle if you are lifting to much weight or have not warmed up correctly. Your bicep is a muscle on your arm. it is the muscle that you usually flex when trying to show off your srength. Most torn bicep muscle injuries occur when the arm is fully extended and the lifter is just about to pull the weight back up. When you get a torn bicep muscle you will feel an immediate sharp pain in your bicep near your elbow, followed by bicep muscle weakness and stiffness and eventaully bruising.
