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What acts as the antagonist when flexing the forearm at the elbow?
triceps
What muscle are use during flexing elbow?
Triceps and Biceps
What is the elbow?
The triceps.
What muscle controls action at the elbow for a movement such as the down-stroke in hammering a nail?
The biceps brachii muscle is the primary muscle responsible for the down-stroke action at the elbow when hammering a nail. It is located on the front of the upper arm and is crucial for flexing the elbow.
Which muscle does NOT flex the elbow?
The triceps brachii muscle does not flex the elbow; it is responsible for extending the elbow joint when it contracts.
What is an elbow extender?
The triceps.
What is the elbow extender?
The triceps.
What muscle used for elbow extensor?
The triceps brachii is the muscle of the body primarily used to extend the elbow. It is a long muscle that originates in the scapula.
Does triceps help you to lower your hand?
That depends on the position of your elbow joint. Triceps is powerful extensor muscle of the elbow joint.
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.
Why is it called bicep versus a triceps?
Triceps have 3 parts joining at the elbow. Biceps got 2 parts joining at elbow.
What are the main differences in function and anatomy between the biceps brachii and triceps brachii muscles?
The main differences between the biceps brachii and triceps brachii muscles are in their functions and anatomy. The biceps brachii is a two-headed muscle located on the front of the upper arm, responsible for flexing the elbow and rotating the forearm. In contrast, the triceps brachii is a three-headed muscle located on the back of the upper arm, responsible for extending the elbow. Additionally, the biceps brachii is a smaller muscle compared to the triceps brachii, which is larger and more powerful.
