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What happens to the biceps to raise the forarm?
When you bend your arm, your biceps contract, or tighten.When you straighten your arm in a relaxed position your biceps retract.
What 2 muscle work to bend or straighten your elbow?
The biceps and the triceps.-McKenzie
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.
where in the muscles would you find triceps?
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.
Describe the action of your muscles when you bend your arm and then straighten it again?
The muscles in your arm never expand; so when you bend your arm, your biceps contract as your triceps return to their regular form. When you extend your arm, you triceps contract as your biceps return to their regular form.
Why is lifting or pulling using the back muscles contraindicated?
when the arm is straightened, the triceps are used. when the arm is bent, the biceps are used. if you tense both the tricep and biceo at the smae time, the arm will be unable to move (bend or straighten). when pulling or lifting, the biceps are used, not the triceps.
Are tricep and biceps partners?
bicep is the muscle on the front upper arm used to bend arm. Tricep is on the back of the upper arm, used to straighten arm, so, I guess they could be considered partners.
What is opposite of bend?
The opposite of bend is straighten.
Do you use both the bicep and the tricep to straighten the arm?
No. Try and feel. Only triceps is contracted, biceps bend the arm over the elbow joint.
What happens when you bend your arms?
When you bend your arms, the muscles in your biceps contract, causing your forearm to move towards your upper arm. This movement occurs at the elbow joint, which allows for the bending motion. Additionally, bending your arms can help you lift, push, or pull objects.
What muscle bends your knee?
The quadriceps muscle helps straighten and extend the leg and the hamstring helps bend the knee.
Are Muscles that bend a joint called extensors and muscles that straighten a joint called flexors?
No, it is the opposite. Muscles that bend a joint are called flexors, while muscles that straighten a joint are called extensors. For example, the biceps are flexors of the elbow joint, and the triceps are extensors of the elbow joint.
