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What muscles in the limbs are the effectors of a withdrawal reflex?
Flexor Muscles
Where are most flexor muscles located?
A flexor muscle is a muscle which bends or flexes a limb. Most flexor muscles are located on the anterior aspect of the body.
Muscles of the wrist?
Muscles of the wrists include carpal muscles and extrinsic hand muscles.
An extensor-flexor muscle not located in the anterior or posterior?
The muscles of the legs do not follow the generalization that extensor muscles are on the posterior and flexor muscles are on the anterior.
What are the effector muscles of the withdrawal reflex?
Flexor Muscles
What muscles make you bend forward at the waist?
The flexor muscles are used when bending forward at the waist. The flexor muscles are located in the cervical and lumbar spine.
What muscles are known as the tom dick and harry muscles?
tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus and flexor hallucis longus
What muscles are power wrist flexors?
The muscles that are power wrist flexors are the flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris.
Where are flexor muscles located?
ANTERIOR
What are the names of the hip flexor muscles?
Collectively known as the iliopsoas or inner hip muscles: Psoas majorPsoas minorIliacus muscleAnterior compartment of thighRectus femoris (part of the quadriceps muscle group)SartoriusOne of the gluteal muscles: Tensor fasciae lataeMedial compartment of thighPectineusAdductor longusAdductor brevisGracilis
What is the primary flexor of the hip?
The primary flexor of the hip is the iliopsoas muscle, which is actually a group of two muscles: the psoas major and the iliacus. These muscles work together to flex the hip joint, bringing the thigh towards the abdomen.
What does the 'extensor muscle' do?
Extensor muscles open a joint and are the opposite to flexor muscles, which close it. I imagine triceps are extensor, while biceps are flexor.
