Biceps And Triceps Diagram. Together through a series of equal and opposite contractions these muscles are responsible for flexion and extension of your elbow joint and. Along with the biceps it enables extension and retraction of the forearm.
Biceps and triceps are opposite functioning muscles. A what do the biceps and triceps do to move the arm in the direction shown by the arrow. The lateral outside facing bone in the forearm.
The lateral outside facing bone in the forearm.
The major function of bicep muscle is to enable forearm to move to the shoulder. While both its origin tendons are covered by the deltoid its insertion tendon can be easily seen and palpated at the crook of the arm. The triceps makes up the back of your arm and is made up of three heads. In the figure above the insertion point of the biceps tendon is shown on the radius.