1. A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement. 2. A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm. 3. Muscular strength: enough ...
To arm or prepare in advance of a conflict. fore·arm2 (fôr′ärm′) n. 1.The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow. 2.The corresponding part of the foreleg in certain quadrupeds, such as a horse. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
This layer of the anterior compartment contains four muscles that begin near your elbow: The pronator teresmuscle mainly works to rotate your forearm. The flexor carpi radialis helps move your arm away from your body. The palmaris longus helps flex the wrist, so you can wave at a friend or...
Muscles enable the body to perform different types of movement. Those that bend a limb at a joint, raising a thigh or bending an elbow, are called flexors. Those that straighten a limb are called extensors. Others, the abductors, make possible movement away from the midline of the body,...
Robotics Three level innovation of the powered above elbow prosthetic arm using pneumatic artificial muscles THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Xiangrong Shen ChristDaniel AustinThis thesis presents a novel above elbow prosthetic arm design, innovating on three different levels: the actuation method, system ...
"two-headedmuscleof the arm." This is references to the fact that the muscle consists of two bundles of muscles. Each of these bundles has its own origin and share a common insertion point near the elbow joint. The biceps brachii muscle is the one that gave all muscles their name because...
Stretch your arms out in front of you, parallel to the floor. Cross your arms in front of your torso so your right arm is overtop of your left arm. Then, bend your elbows, placing your right elbow into the nook of your left elbow. Your forearms should be perpendicular t...
Overviews of the types of muscles in the body and their macroscopic structure are first presented, followed by models of muscle performance from macroscopic, microscopic, and nanoscopic perspectives. This includes analysis of forces generated by muscles as a function of their length and contraction spe...
Perform flys by gripping the two handles with your arms spread out straight, with a slight bend in the elbow. Keeping your arms only slightly bent, bring the handles together in the middle in front of you. You can also perform this exercise with dumbbells and a bench. LOVE YOUR LARGEST ...
To make this move easier, bend your lower leg and put the weight on yourkneeand leg instead of your foot andankle. To make it tougher, straighten your arm and balance on your palm instead of your elbow. Superman.The superman is a move that works yourback musclesin particular. To do ...