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Which type of of movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backward?
Extension. Extension increases an angle, as in straightening a joint. During extension, the knee or elbow are straightened.
Is The antagonist muscle to the quadriceps is the hamstring?
The Hamstrings consist of three muscles that have the same action: the Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. Their actions are to flex the knee joint, adduct the leg, and extend the thigh. The Quadriceps femoris is four muscles of the femur. They are the Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis, and Vastus intermedialis. As a group (the quads) they extend the leg at the knee.
Where in the body is the knee joint located?
The knee joint is located in the leg at the knee. It is a type of hinge joint.
The joint in the middle of your leg?
knee
Is the petalla your breast bone or knee bone?
The Patella is part of your knee.
What joint helps your leg flex and extend?
The knee helps your leg flex and extend.
Does kicking a ball extend or flex you are knee?
Both
What is the primary job of the quadriceps muscle?
to extend of straighten the knee
What is the joint at the hamstring?
The hamstrings flex the knee and extend the hip.
What is modified hinge joint?
the knee and elbow, hinge joints and only move on one plane (they can only flex and extend)
What is the function of the vastus lateralis muscle?
life and body
What does crepitus of the right knee mean?
Crepitus is the grinding sensation that can be felt if you place your hand over the knee and flex and extend it.
Is flex and extend the same?
no. flexing is deceasing the angle (e.g bending knee) extending is straightening something. (e.g. straightening knee)
Extend thigh and flex knee?
Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, and Semitendinosus
Which muscle that will make the knee bend when it contracts. Which muscle that will make the leg straighten at the knee when it contracts. which of that two muscle is a lexor and an extensor?
The flexor would be the hamstring, and gastrocnemius, which bend/flex the knee. The quadriceps, are extensors, which straighten/extend the knee.
What muscle bends your knee?
The quadriceps muscle helps straighten and extend the leg and the hamstring helps bend the knee.
Does the vastus lateralis help to extentd the hip?
No, it helps to extend the leg at the knee by "pulling" on the tibia.
