Triceps is a flexor muscle. True or False?
WBBSE
Class X
Life Science
01 (e) Locomotion as a type of response in Animals
01 Mark
2023
False
Explanation
Triceps is an extensor muscle that straightens the forearm at the elbow joint. The flexor muscle responsible for bending the forearm is the biceps. Hence, the statement that triceps is a flexor muscle is false.
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