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The biceps and triceps. When the biceps contract, the triceps relax. If you can flex it, there's an opposite action happening somewhere.
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What muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle?
antagonist muscle
What can A muscle pulling just opposite to another can be best described as a?
A muscle pulling just opposite to another can be best described as a(an) _____.
What is an antagonist muscle?
A antagonist muscle is a muscle that opposes the action of another muscle. The Triceps Brachii is the antagonist of the Biceps Brachii.
What do you call the action when one muscle works against another muscle?
Isometric exercise.
What is antagonistic muscles?
A antagonist muscle is a muscle that opposes the action of another muscle. The Triceps Brachii is the antagonist of the Biceps Brachii.
What is the action when one muscle works against another?
When one muscle works against another it is known as an antagonistic action. This is common is muscles that are found in pairs.
When a muscle contrats what happens to its opposite muscle?
depends on which muscle but the opposite muscle sometimes contracts aswell to stabalize the joint some relaxes ...
Acts to reverse or act against the action of another muscle?
Fixator
How does muscle flex?
The muscle pushes against the other muscle that does the opposite action. Take the bicep for example the bicep pulls while the tricep also pulls. the two muscles cancel each other out, but while still pulling making the muscle more showing.
An example of an antagonist muscle is?
Antagonist muscles are muscles that counteract the action of agonist muscles.Some examples of antagonist muscles are:Triceps work opposite of biceps.Hamstrings works opposite of quadriceps.The sternocleidomastoid works opposite of the deltoids.
What are action in using the sternocleidmastoid muscle?
Individually rotation of the head to the opposite side. Together , flexion of the neck.
An antagonist muscle is one that has an action directly opposite to that of the agonist?
protagonist agonist I know because I'm in agony right now.
