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What happens to the upper muscles in the arm when you bend the elbow?
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They contract/relax: If one is "flexing" the arm, the biceps contract and the triceps and deltoids relax, and when extending the arm the triceps and part of the deltoids contract, and the biceps relax.
Answered 2/3/2015
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