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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.

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deltoid (right below your shoulder)

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Q: What is the top muscle in your arm called?
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What are the triceps?

It is a muscle that goes from the rear top of your arm and stretches down to the top of your elbow.The tree muscles in your upper arm! :D


What is the bone called in the top of the arm?

the bone at the top of arm is humerus


What muscle bends the arm?

The muscle/muscles that bend your arms are called Flexor and Extensor.


What is the largest upper arm muscle called?

biceps brachii


How do muscles work in pairs to bend and straighten the arm?

While one muscle contracts, the other muscle in the pair returns to its original length. The main muscle that bends your upper arm is called the Biceps brachii. The action is called flexion at the elbow. This muscle is on the "front" of the arm. The muscle that acts against this one is called the Triceps brachii. Its' action is extension at the elbow. This muscle is on the "back" of the arm. See the link below:


where in the muscles would you find triceps?

They are the opposite muscle to the biceps. If you bend your arm to make the muscle on the top (the biceps) bulge, the muscle on the bottom (the triceps) relaxes. The triceps is on the back of your arm, and is used to straighten the elbow.


The muscle that starts with the letter D?

Bicep (top of your arm)· biceps brachii


What is the bone in the top of the arm called?

The bone at the top of the arm is called the humerus. It is the long bone that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.


What muscle flexes the humerus?

The biceps brachii muscle is responsible for flexing the humerus. It is a two-headed muscle located in the upper arm that helps in bending the elbow and also plays a role in shoulder flexion when the arm is rotated.


What is the muscle when your arm bends?

Probably the Biceps Brachii (commonly called Biceps).


What kind of muscle not responsible for flexion or extension of the arm?

The supinator muscle is a muscle in the forearm that is not directly responsible for flexion or extension of the arm. Its primary function is to rotate the forearm in a movement called supination, where the palm faces up.


What is the difference between muscle flexing and muscle extension?

Inn other words muscle flexing can be called muscle shortening and extension when muscle is elongating. For example when you bend you arm towards your shoulder your bicep muscle is shortening and you can feel a bump. When you extend your arm you can feel that the bump is stretching out and disappearing, that is muscle extension.