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The type of muscle that bends a joint is called a flexor muscle. Flexor muscles contract to decrease the angle between two bones at a joint, facilitating movements like bending the elbow or knee. These muscles work in opposition to extensor muscles, which increase the angle at a joint.
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What is the muscle that bends a body part?
The flex
Which type of of movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backward?
Extension. Extension increases an angle, as in straightening a joint. During extension, the knee or elbow are straightened.
When does the elbow joint bend?
The elbow joint bends when you flex your arm, bringing your hand closer to your shoulder. It also bends when you perform activities like throwing a ball or lifting weights.
What joint is at deltoid muscle?
The deltoid muscle is the big muscle on the shoulder. It has three parts; the front or anterior, middle and back or posterior. It involves the shoulder joint.
What moves a joint on its axis?
A joint is moved on its axis by muscle contraction. Muscles contract to generate force, pulling on the bones that make up the joint and causing movement. The specific movement produced is determined by the type of joint and the arrangement of muscles surrounding it.
What type of muscle bends joint?
Flexor
What type of muscle bends a joint.?
Flexor
What joint bends the arm?
The joint between the humerus and the ulna bends the elbow.
What muscle bends your knee?
The quadriceps muscle helps straighten and extend the leg and the hamstring helps bend the knee.
What type of joint strengthens a muscle?
bicept
How do muscles work antagonistically?
They're referring to opposite motions, if a muscle bends a joint - it's antagonist straightens it out.
What type of muscle straightens a joint?
extensor
What is the type of muscle contraction that produces movement in a joint and allows the muscle to shorten?
By tensing.
What contracts to extends or straighten the limb at the joint?
This type of muscle contracts to bend a limb at a joint
Muscle that bends body?
Spine. Bone, not muscle.
A muscle that bends part of your body is called?
A flexor muscle.
the type of muscle wich can only be found in the heart?
gliding joint
