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antagonistic muscles
Darrell Zboncak
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Muscles that work as opposite pairs to move bones are called?
Agonist & AntagonistsAgonist is the muscle responsible for the primary movement ( muscle that contracts)Antagonist is the opposite muscle that must relax to allow the agonist to move a joint.
How do antagonistic muscle pairs work?
When one muscle pulls, the other muscle relaxes.
What are muscles called that work in opposition with each other?
Antagonistic muscle pairs. That means to work in opposition to each other.One muscle produces movement in one direction and the other muscle produces movement in the opposite direction. It would seem to be contradictory but a very smooth movement occurs when they work this way.
Why muscles must work in pairs?
Muscles can only exert force by getting shorter. Muscles work in pairs by one muscle pulling in one direction, the other muscle pulls in the opposite direction. One bends your leg, the other straightens the leg, etc.
What is the opposite of a muscle contracting?
A muscle is either contracting (doing work) or relaxing (not under tension). Some muscles do not ever completely relax under normal conditions.
What word starts with R and means the opposite of contract?
The word "contract" is referring to a muscle doing work, and the opposite is relax. Skeletal muscles work in pairs, and often one of the pair will contract while the other relaxes.
What body parts work in pairs to pull your bones in different directions?
They are the muscles. Muscles contract in pairs to move the parts across the joint. One muscle contract with more power. The opposite muscle contracts with less power and get stretched over to allow the first muscle to act.
What work opposite to your biceps muscle?
Triceps :)
Why do muscle work in pairs?
Because Muscles only pull not push
Why muscles have to work in pairs?
Skeletal muscles only pull in one direction. For this reason they always come in pairs. When one muscle in a pair contracts, to bend a joint for example, its counterpart then contracts and pulls in the opposite direction to straighten the joint out again.
How can muscles work in pairs?
ussually, one muscle in the pair bends part of the body.the other muscle straightens part of the body.
Does an action -reaction force pairs acts on the same body?
Reaction pairs work on the same things and in opposite directions.
