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Due the pair of Biceps and Triceps our Muscles move. If biceps stop contracting and triceps contract so we will be able to move but our some muscles of arm would not move.

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How do muscles bring about movement in an organism?

Contraction of the biceps and the relaxation of the triceps bend the arm .In straightening the arm the triceps contract and the biceps relax


What contracts when the biceps relax?

The triceps contract when the biceps relax.And, vice versa. The triceps relax when the biceps contract.


What does the triceps do when the biceps is contracting?

They relax


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.


How are triceps and biceps useful?

When your biceps contract (and your triceps relax), your arm bends at the elbow. When your triceps contract (and your biceps relax), your arm straightens. The biceps and triceps enable you to bend or extend your arm at the elbow.


How does a tricep work?

The triceps work together with the biceps. They form an antagonistic pair, which means that when one contracts the other relaxes, in order to move your bones. When the biceps are contracting, the triceps are relaxed, and stretches back to its original position. The opposite happens when the triceps contract.


What is an example of an antagonistic pair?

A muscle that opposes the actions of another. =] A muscle that opposes the actions of another. =]


Muscle that has an action opposite to that of another muscle?

The biceps and triceps. When the biceps contract, the triceps relax. If you can flex it, there's an opposite action happening somewhere.


When you perform flexion on your arm the biceps muscle contracts What happens to the triceps muscle on the posterior of the arm as you do this action?

The Triceps extend (Stretch out) as the biceps contract.


How do muscles in your arm work together?

When you flex your arm your biceps contract, and your triceps extend. And when you unflex your arm the triceps contract and you biceps extend. The muscles work together to allow you to move your body.


When the arm is streched the biceps muscles become while the triceps muscles become?

The triceps be retact and contract


What two muscles are antagonists to themselves with flexion and extension?

The two muscles that act as antagonists to themselves during flexion and extension are the biceps brachii and triceps brachii. When the biceps contract to flex the elbow, the triceps relax, and when the triceps contract to extend the elbow, the biceps relax. This interplay allows for smooth movement and control of the arm.