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A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.
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Which of these muscles is formed form three divisions?
triceps
What is the name of the tricep muscles?
The tricpes brachii muscle is one muscle. It is an extensor muscle, meaning that it opens, or extends the arm from the shoulder (as opposed to the bicpes, which is a flexor muscle, that closes the arm.)
What is the muscle on the back of the upper arm called?
I think you are referring to the triceps. This is the muscle that attaches at the elbow and the shoulder. The one that you use when extending your arm. biceps; up triceps; under
What is the root word of triceps?
triceps, root
What is the plural of triceps?
Triceps is a singular and plural word, we can it for both plural and singular.
How can you put triceps into a sentence?
i just broke my triceps#
Which musclesextend theforearm?
Triceps brachi
When the triceps contract what do the biceps do?
The triceps and biceps are antagonistic muscle groups; the triceps straighten the arm and the biceps pull it in the opposite way. Therefore, when the triceps contract, the biceps lengthen.
What is a sentence with the word 'triceps' in in?
The bodybuilders triceps were very large.
Which muscles extend the forearm?
Triceps brachii
What contracts when the biceps relax?
The triceps contract when the biceps relax.And, vice versa. The triceps relax when the biceps contract.
Is tricep the singular of triceps or is the muscle called triceps?
"Triceps" is singular. "Tricep" is not officially a word, although it it widely used.
