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Explain the difference between extending and flexing your arm at the elbow?
When you straighten your arm or leg (as in a pushing movement), you EXTEND the arm or leg. When you bend your arm at the elbow or your leg at the knee, you FLEX the arm at the elbow and flex the leg at the knee.
What allows you to flex and extend your lower leg and upper arms?
The muscles responsible for flexing and extending your lower leg are the quadriceps and hamstrings, while the muscles responsible for flexing and extending your upper arms are the biceps and triceps, respectively. These muscle groups work in opposition to each other to facilitate these movements.
What joint do you use to lift the barbell?
You primarily use your elbow joint to lift the barbell, as it is responsible for flexing and extending your arm. Your shoulder joint also plays a supporting role by stabilizing and assisting in the movement.
What acts as the antagonist when flexing the forearm at the elbow?
triceps
What is the arm region?
The arm region refers to the anatomical area between the shoulder and the elbow. It is primarily composed of the humerus bone and is surrounded by muscles, blood vessels, and nerves that facilitate movement and function. The arm is often divided into anterior (flexor) and posterior (extensor) compartments, each responsible for different actions, such as flexing and extending the elbow.
What muscle are use during flexing elbow?
Triceps and Biceps
What muscle is agonist to the biceps muscle?
The agonist to the biceps muscle is the triceps brachii. While the biceps brachii is responsible for flexing the elbow and supinating the forearm, the triceps brachii acts as the antagonist by extending the elbow. During movements such as arm extension, the triceps contracts while the biceps relaxes.
Can a elbow do a straight angle?
By extending one's elbow, you can make a straight angle.
Which of the following muscles has no direct role in flexing the forearm at the elbow?
Biceps. Brachhil
When flexing your elbow what is the triceps?
The triceps are the the large muscle at the back of the upper arm.
Muscles cause elbow extension?
Muscles within the brachium are responsible for the extension of the elbow. These muscles also work for the flexing of the arm as well.
What is the bone extending fro elbow to the wrist?
Ulna .
