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When the biceps brachi acts as the prime mover what muscle assists as a synergist?
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brachialis
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What type of tissues include the biceps?
The biceps include both skeletal muscle tissue and connective tissue. The skeletal muscle tissue is responsible for the movement of the biceps, while the connective tissue helps to support and stabilize the muscle fibers.
What is the muscle acting as a helper to accomplish a particular movement?
synergist
What is the synergist muscle in a sit up?
Technically speaking it's the abs. The agonist muscle in a situp is actually the hip flexors.
What muscle group to work forearms with?
Biceps Branchi
Which is the main muscle that flexes the forearm?
The biceps brachii is the prime flexor of the arm.
What is the effector muscle of a biceps reflex?
The effector muscle is the biceps brachii.
When the biceps brachii acts as the prime mover what muscle assists as synergist?
triceps brachii
When the biceps brachii acts as the prime mover what muscle assists as a synergist?
triceps brachii
What is the name of the muscle above the crook of the arm?
biceps brachi
What is Latin for bicep?
Biceps itself is from latin. For example: Biceps Brachi- the double headed muscle of the arm (brachium)
What is the antagonistic muscle to the coracobrachialis?
The Triceps Brachi is the antagonist for the Corachobrachialis, the Brachialis and the Biceps Brachi
What muscle synergist is used for supination of the hand?
Pronator teres muscle The supinator muscle acts with the biceps brachii to supinate the forearm.
When performing a bicep curl what is the synergist muscle?
The agonist being the biceps brachii group. The two synergist muscles that assist the biceps brachiiare the brachialis and to a lesser extent the brachioradialis.
What function do th triceps serve?
The primary function ofthe biceps brachi is suppination of the forarm, only when the forearm is suppinated does the biceps brachi assist brachialis in flexion of the elbow. The Triceps brachi is the only significant extensor of the elbow joint.
Is a bicep a type of arm muscle?
Bicep translates from latin to mean "two heads" and this describes the most notable feature of the muscle. The biceps brachi is one of the muscle in the arm that acts on the elbow joint to suppinate (primary function) and to flex (secondary function) the forearm. There is however another biceps muscle in the body, this is why the one in the arm is given the full name "biceps brachi" to deistinguish it from the "biceps femoris". This muscle is again two headed but this time is is present on the femur, the bone in the thigh. It is one of the three muscles that forms the hamstring and as such it is involed in the flexion of the knee joint.
What muscle group that works with and assists the action of a prime mover is a?
synergist
What is a brachii?
Brachi is the word used for something that relates to the upper limb. For example the proper name for the muscle commonly reffered to as the Bicep in the arm is Biceps Brachi. Another example is the brachial plexus which is the complex arrangement of nerves that supple the upper limb.
