A pitcher throws a baseball by lowering the forearm to straighten the arm. During this movement, the biceps muscle ________ and the triceps muscle ________

A) contracts; relaxes
B) relaxes; contracts
C) relaxes; relaxes
D) contracts; contracts


B

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