QQuestion
Triceps is a flexor muscle. True or False?
✓Answer
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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