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Rectus Abdominus (your six-pack muscle)

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A major spine flexor?

Rectus Abdominus


What muscle is a major spine flexor?

Rectus abdominis


Which muscle is a major spine flexor?

rectus abdominis


What muscles make you bend forward at the waist?

The flexor muscles are used when bending forward at the waist. The flexor muscles are located in the cervical and lumbar spine.


What are 2 muscles that support the spine?

Well there are actually 3 not 2 and they are; The extensor muscles The oblique muscles The flexor muscles Hope that helps


What is the primary flexor of the vertebral column?

The primary flexor of the vertebral column is the rectus abdominis muscle, which is located in the front of the abdomen. It plays a key role in bending the spine forward and stabilizing the core during various activities.


What are the major part of your skeletal system?

Your spine


Are abs a flexor?

Yes, the abdominal muscles, for the most part are considered as flexors. They oppose the muscles in the back which are extensors. Working together the abs and back muscles keep the spine in proper alignment.


What are the signs of major back injury?

You can see the spine.


What activities are controlled by muscles of the spine?

The major ones are called erectors and they extend the spinal column.


What muscle flexes the hip and knee joints?

The strongest Flexor of the hip (thigh) is illiopsoas muscle which is the merger of the illiacus and the psoas major muscle. The illiacus is on the medial side of the pelvic bone attaching to the femur and the psoas major muscle attaches from the lumbar vertebrae to the femur.


Name there major muscles in the back?

Three major muscles in the back are the trapezius, latissimus dorsi, and the spinal erectae.