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Which muscle relaxes when arm is strightened?
The bicep muscle. The tricep contracts to straighten the arm as the bicep relaxes.
What muscle relaxes and what muscle works?
I think what your after is called an antagonistic pair of muscles, for example the bicep and the tricep. When the bicep is contracting the tricep relaxes and when the tricep is contracting the bicep relaxes.
When the bicep contacts what does the triceps do?
The triceps relaxes slowly. This prevents a "jerky' movement.
What is the top muscle in your arm called?
If you're talking about the one that everyone's always asking for when they say, "Make a muscle!" then it's your BICEP. The bicep is the muscle that contracts when the arm is bent, and the tricep is the one that relaxes.
How your arm uses muscles to move?
Your arm uses its bicep and tricep muscle to move. Muscles can only contract so they have to work in pairs. Ex. Bicep and tricep One muscle contract, the other relaxes
Bending the arm what the muscles are doing?
The Bicep muscle (one on top) is contracting The Tricep muscle (one below) if relaxing The Bicep and Tricep muscles are antagonistic- they work as opposites, so when one contracts, the other relaxes.
What muscle extends the arm in a push-up?
break throw muscle shrug write
When you straighten your arm the tricep and the bicep?
The tricep contracts and the bicep relaxes.
What does the arm do when the bicep relaxes?
muscles work in pairs so when the bicep relaxes the tricep contracts, these actions create elbow extention (arm lowering) creating an objuce angle- lowering stage in a bicep curl
Is a biceps an organ?
No, your bicep is a muscle.
What joint action occurs when the biceps muscles contract concentrically?
The bicep muscle relaxes. It is vice-versa when the bicep muscle contracts.
What is the main action for bicep?
the bicep like any skeletal muscle are there for motion. they allow the bones to move without these muscles we would not be able to move. the bicep contracts (becomes shorter) and pulls the lower arm up. giving you movement remember muscles work in pairs so when the bicep contracts the tricep (the opposite muscle) relaxes. they work together to coordinate movement sufficiently
