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Q: Which muscle flexes the shoulder joint of an animal?
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Is brachialis a muscle in the arm?

The brachialis is a muscle in the upper arm that flexes the elbow joint.


What two muscles are the shoulder adductors?

There are actually four muscles which make up the shoulder adductors. These muscles include the Pectoralis Major, Coracobrachialis, Latissimus Dorsi, and Teres Major.


What joint is at deltoid muscle?

The deltoid muscle is the big muscle on the shoulder. It has three parts; the front or anterior, middle and back or posterior. It involves the shoulder joint.


Where can you find pivot muscle in your body?

in shoulder joint


Where is your deltoid on your body?

It is a triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, it raises the arm from the side of the body


What is a purpose of a joint?

its a joint that flexes


What muscle covers the majority of the shoulder joint?

none as the joint ca[sule is an inert structure meaning no contractile tissue


What Muscle action of pectorals when using shoulder joint?

Adduction of upper arm at the shoulder


What is the fuction of the Psoas Major Muscle?

The psoas is one of the flexors of the hip.


What corresponding muscle does leg raises go to?

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What is the primary purpose of a joint?

its a joint that flexes


What is the Joint of the gastrocnemius?

It plantar flexes the foot at the ankle and flexes the leg at the knee.