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What is the muscle acting as a helper to accomplish a particular movement?
Agonist muscles are the primary muscles responsible for producing movement. However, synergist muscles are helper muscles that assist the agonist in executing a particular movement. Synergists help stabilize the movement and control the direction in which the force is exerted.
What are the classification of muscles according to action?
prime movers : muscle that initiate a particular movement synergism : muscles that have the same action of the prime mover antagonist : muscles that come into play to oppose a certain movement
Muscles that are responsible for producing a particular movement are called?
The primary movement is called the Prime mover or Agonist
What are the 2 functional characteristics used to classify muscles into classes?
The two functional characteristics used to classify muscles into classes are agonist and antagonist. Agonist muscles are responsible for causing movement, while antagonist muscles work in opposition to the agonist to help control the movement.
What muscles relax when the agonist muscles contract?
in the arm: bicep contracts (agonist) triceps relax (antagonist) in the leg: hamstrings contract (agonist) quadriceps relaxes (antagonist) remember the agonist is the muscle "agonising" to do the work - like pulling the joint.
What is the agonist and Antagonist muscles in a chin up?
Deltoid
When any specific movement is performed the muscles that act directly as prime movers to perform that movement are called what?
The agonist muscle
When any specific movement is performed the muscles that act directly as prime movers to perform that movement are called?
The agonist muscle
When performing a bicep curl what is the synergist muscle?
The agonist being the biceps brachii group. The two synergist muscles that assist the biceps brachiiare the brachialis and to a lesser extent the brachioradialis.
What are assistor muscles?
A muscle that assists the primary mover or Agonist
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.
What agonist muscles are used in a soccer kick?
your muscle tissue
