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flexor
muscle to bend a joint
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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flexor
any muscle that brings about the bending of a limb.
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A structure involved in sexual reproduction. It consists of the androecium (male organs) and gynoecium (female organs), surrounded by a corolla and a calyx.
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Flexor a muscle which bends a joint
(flex = bend pliant)
FolicAcid a B vitamin noted for its prevention of neural tube defects if taken in early pregnancy
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The fingers have two long flexors, located on the underside of the forearm. They insert by tendons to the phalanges of the fingers. The deep flexor attaches to the distal phalanx, and the superficial flexor attaches to the middle phalanx.
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Because skeletal muscle exerts force only when it contracts, a second muscle — a flexor — is needed to flex or bend the joint. The biceps muscle is the flexor of the lower arm.
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A neurological sign in MS in which stroking the outside sole of the foot with a pointed object causes an upward (extensor) movement of the big toe rather than the normal (flexor) bunching and downward movement of the toes.
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