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When the elbow flexors and extensors act in opposition, they create a balance of forces around the elbow joint. This coordination allows for controlled movements, such as lifting or lowering an object. If one group contracts while the other relaxes, it enables smooth bending or straightening of the arm. However, if both groups contract simultaneously with equal force, it can lead to joint stability without movement.
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What are the basic crutch muscles?
shoulder depressors, extensors, adductors and abductors. elbow extensors, wrist extensors and finger flexors.
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.
How would you put flexor in a sentence?
The flexor muscle in my left elbow is stiff.
What is a muscle that causes a joint to bend when it contract?
A muscle that causes a joint to bend when it contracts is called a flexor. Flexor muscles, such as the biceps brachii in the upper arm, work by shortening and pulling on the bones to decrease the angle at a joint, facilitating movements like bending the elbow. In contrast, extensors are muscles that increase the angle at a joint.
Explain the function of flexors and in extensors?
these muscle groups either extend a joint, extensors) or contract the joint (flexors). triceps extend the elbow joint, biceps bend the elbow joint.
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.
What type for muscle bends a joint?
The type of muscle that bends a joint is called a flexor muscle. Flexor muscles contract to decrease the angle between two bones at a joint, facilitating movements like bending the elbow or knee. These muscles work in opposition to extensor muscles, which increase the angle at a joint.
Where on the humerus is the flexor of the elbow?
The primary flexor of the elbow is the biceps brachii, which originates from the scapula and attaches to the radial tuberosity on the radius, not directly on the humerus. However, the brachialis, another key flexor, originates from the anterior surface of the humerus, specifically the distal half of the shaft. It inserts onto the ulnar tuberosity and coronoid process of the ulna, contributing significantly to elbow flexion.
How do the flexor and extensor muscles work together in the body?
When bones attached to a muscle are connected by a flexible joint, contraction of the muscle moves the skeleton. The muscle is called a flexor if the centers of the connected bones are brought closer together when the muscle contracts, and the movement is called flexion. (Biceps)The muscle is called an extensor if the bones move away from each other when the muscle contracts, and the movement is called extension. (Triceps)
Which is the agonist muscle and which is the antagonist muscle in performing a bicep curl?
Agonist is bicep and other elbow flexors antagonist are all the elbow extensors ie triceps
What muscle is the strongest flexor of the elbow?
The brachialis muscle has greater leverage based on its origin and insertion points and is stronger than the biceps brachii muscle as a flexor.
