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a muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body.

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What is the wrist flexor that follows the ulna?

The wrist flexor that follows the ulna is the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle. It originates from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and inserts on the pisiform and the hamate bones of the wrist. Its primary function is wrist flexion and ulnar deviation.


An exception to this generalization is the extensor flexor musculature of where?

An exception to this generalization is the extensor-flexor musculature of the forearm. In this region, the extensor muscles primarily control extension of the wrist and fingers, while the flexor muscles primarily control flexion. This muscle group plays a crucial role in intricate hand movements and grip strength.


What is the name of the antagonist to extensor hallucis longus?

flexor hallucis longus, flexor hallucis brevis


Most flexor muscles are located on the aspect of the body most extensors are located An exception to this generalization is the extensor-flexor musculature of the?

trunk and neck. In these regions, the flexor muscles are located anteriorly, while the extensor muscles are located posteriorly. This is important for maintaining posture and facilitating movement in these areas.


Power wrist flexor and abductor?

The power wrist flexors are the muscles responsible for bending the wrist, including the flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris. The wrist abductors refer to the muscles that move the wrist away from the midline of the body, including the abductor pollicis longus and the extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis. Strengthening these muscles can enhance grip strength and wrist stability for activities involving the hands and wrists.

Related Questions

What does flexor carpi mean?

it is basically all the muscles in your forearm


What term describes a muscle that bends joints such as the elbow?

Flexor.


Is tricepes flexor?

Triceps muscle is not a flexor. Triceps is an extensor of elbow joint. Biceps muscle is flexor.


Which muscle is more developed in cats flexor digitorum superficialis or the flexor digitorum profundus?

Flexor digitorum profunds


How do you know if your hip flexor is torn?

Your hip flexor hurts


Do you say plantars are flexor or planters were flexor?

Planters are flexors


Does a flexor muscle open a joint?

No the flexor closes the joint.


What muscles in the limbs are the effectors of a withdrawal reflex?

Flexor Muscles


What is a sentence with the word flexor in it?

The flexor is a muscle that bends part of your body.


Which muscle is a superficial anterior flexor muscle?

flexor digitorum superficialis


What muscle group is responsible for extension of the big toe?

The flexor hallucis longus flexes the great toe and inverts the foot.


What muscle flexes and abducts hand at the wrist?

There are several muscles involved in flexing the hand. - Palmaris longus (flexes hand) - Flexor carpi radialis (flexes and abducts hand) - Flexor carpi ulnaris (flexes and adducts hand) - Flexor digitorum superficialis (flexes proximal and middle phalanges, flexes hand) - Flexor digitorum profundus (flexes phalanges and hand) - Flexor pollicis longus (flexes thumb and hand) - Flexor pollicis brevis (flexes thumb) There are also a few more I did not include that flex specific digits of the hand