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Q: Which muscle pulls the shoulder backward and downward?
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What muscle pulls your arm down?

shoulder


What muscle pulls arms backward?

The muscles that mainly pull arms backward are the triceps. These are muscles that are found on the back of the upper arm.


What muscle raises ribs in forceful inhalation or pulls scapula forward and downward?

Rhomboid Major


How does the diaphran function?

The diaphragm is the main muscle used when breathing in. During the diaphragmic contraction, the diaphragm pushes downward and pulls on the pleural cavity which allows air to flow into the lungs.


Is it true that when a horse pulls forward on a wagon the wagon pulls backward to the same extent on the horse?

yes


What is the force that pulls that objects downward?

It is the earth's gravity.


When do you notice the force of gravity?

When there is that force that pulls downward. Example, when you climb a mountain. You will fell that there is that gravity pulling downward.


What does a muscle do when it pulls?

it hurts


Why is it possible for buoyancy to work if gravity pulls all bodies downward?

Gravity pulls the water down more than it pulls the boat down.


How does gravity play a role in land slides?

It pulls the soil downward.


Is the act of taking air in as the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward?

Inhalation


what is the act of taking air in as the diaphragm contracts and pulls downward?

Inhalation