AQA GCSE Physical Education · 8582
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Revise: Major musclesThe triceps is at the back of the upper arm and helps straighten the elbow. Both are upper-arm muscles, even though their actions move the forearm.
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GCSE Physical Education · key term
The muscle at the back of the upper arm that straightens the arm at the elbow.
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Paper 1
Revise: Major musclesThe triceps is at the back of the upper arm and helps straighten the elbow. Both are upper-arm muscles, even though their actions move the forearm.
Paper 1
A muscle at the back of the upper arm that straightens the elbow.
Revise: Location of major muscle groupsThe triceps is at the back of the upper arm. It straightens the elbow, as when pushing upwards during a press-up. Although both are in the upper arm, their movements occur at the elbow.
Identify muscles from both front and back views: biceps and quadriceps are at the front; triceps and hamstrings are at the back.
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