flexors or flexures - tired out mt
Posted: Oct 28, 2009
I always get confused with flexors and flexures. What is the easiest way to get them correct?
This is the instance I am referring to now, but there have been other times where I was confused too.
On testing her strength, she does have about 60% strength on the right, as compared to the left. This is both in the hip ? flexures or flexors ?and abductors. tia.
Flexor refers to tendon/ligament/muscle so it is flexor. - NM
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flexors - sa
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they are flexors.
muscles are flexors or extensors
when you bend your arm (for example) up at the elbow, you are flexing. When you straighten it out, you are extending.
and as for flexures - sa
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a flexure is a bend..
the flexures that come to mind are hepatic and sigmoid flexures in the colon.