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They are the opposite muscle to the biceps. If you bend your arm to make the muscle on the top (the biceps) bulge, the muscle on the bottom (the triceps) relaxes. The triceps is on the back of your arm, and is used to straighten the elbow.
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Which of these muscles is formed form three divisions?
triceps
What is an example of a flexor muscle?
The triceps are extensor muscles.
What muscles make up the triceps surae?
gastrocnemius and soleus muscles muscles are collectively referred to as triceps surae
What are antagonist for the biceps?
The Triceps brachii
What kind of muscles are triceps and biceps?
The biceps and triceps muscles are examples of skeletal or striated muscle.
Which muscles extend the forearm?
Triceps brachii
What do the triceps and biceps muscles do?
The triceps muscles extend (straighten) the arm, while the biceps muscles flex (bend) it at the elbow joint.
When the arm is streched the biceps muscles become while the triceps muscles become?
The triceps be retact and contract
What biceps and triceps called?
The biceps and triceps are muscles. They flex and extend the forearm, respectively, so they are considered antagonists.
What groups of muscles are used in swinging a hammer and what exercises would improve the strength of these?
Biceps and triceps. Push ups for the triceps and curls for the biceps.
What muscles are used for a Supine Dumbbell Press?
The muscles used are the pectorials and triceps. This is because the triceps are the muscles used for pushing and the pectorials are near your sholder.
What mucssels are triceps?
your arm muscles
