answersLogoWhite

0

extensors / extensor muscles

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the muscle that causes parts of the body to bend?

A flexor is a muscle that causes a joint to bend. In contrast, an extension is a muscle that straightens a joint.


Muscle that adducts the shoulder and causes extension of the shoulder joints?

latissimus dorsi


What is the relationship between a contraction and an extension when dealing with musclular system?

When a muscle contracts it causes flexion and when muscles relax they cause extension


What movement of the thigh does contraction of the gluteus maximus produce?

Contractions of the gluteus maximus muscle causes (hyper)extension of the thigh.


Agonists in knee extension?

An agonist muscle is a muscle that plays a part in the extension of a muscle. The agonist muscles for a knee extension are the quadriceps and hamstrings.


Muscle that adducts shoulder and causes extension of the shoulder joint?

The latissimus dorsi muscle is responsible for adducting the shoulder and causing extension of the shoulder joint. It is a large triangular muscle located in the back that helps with various movements of the shoulder and arm.


How does an over-extension of a muscle feel?

The over-extension of a muscle might feel like burning or pain in the muscle. After the exercise, the muscle can feel sore or even swollen.


What is the difference between muscle flexing and muscle extension?

Inn other words muscle flexing can be called muscle shortening and extension when muscle is elongating. For example when you bend you arm towards your shoulder your bicep muscle is shortening and you can feel a bump. When you extend your arm you can feel that the bump is stretching out and disappearing, that is muscle extension.


What muscle group does extension of the knee?

Quadriceps muscle or thigh muscle.


What is the primary function of the knee extension muscle?

The primary function of the knee extension muscle is to straighten the leg by extending the knee joint.


What are the two muscle contractions?

Flexion and extension.


What muscle group does the leg extension exercise primarily target?

The leg extension exercise primarily targets the quadriceps muscle group in the front of the thigh.