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Abduction and addiction are two opposite functions, involving movement away from the centre line of the body, and towards the centre line of the body, respectively. When two muscles perform these two opposite functions, and are dependent on each other, they are called an antagonistic pair. This also applies to muscles that flex and extend.
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What muscle pair turns the head toward the opposite shoulder?
A pair of large neck muscles called sternocleidomastoids is responsible for turning the head.
What biceps and triceps called?
The biceps and triceps are muscles. They flex and extend the forearm, respectively, so they are considered antagonists.
Why do most muscles Work in pair?
Skeletal muscles work in pair because of the limitation that these muscles can only contract or pull and can only move in one direction.
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.
What muscle relaxes and what muscle works?
I think what your after is called an antagonistic pair of muscles, for example the bicep and the tricep. When the bicep is contracting the tricep relaxes and when the tricep is contracting the bicep relaxes.
What A pair of muscles that work together to control movement?
i do not no
When exercising to build muscular strength why is it important to exercise both muscles in a pair equally?
It is important because both muscle's are a pair, So they should both be exercised in a pair for the equal amount of strength in both muscles.
Name the four pairs of infrahyoid muscles?
1 pair:m.sternohyoideus 2 pair: m.thyreohyoideus 3 pair : m.omohyoideus 4 pair. m.sternothyreoideus
What pair of opposing muscles control the movements in the upper and lower ends of the bird's wing?
These muscles are the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor muscles.
What does pair mean?
which two pairs of muscles are antagonistic pairs?
Why is it important to exercise both muscles in pair?
It is important because both muscle's are a pair, So they should both be exercised in a pair for the equal amount of strength in both muscles.
What are the muscles called when they are in pairs?
you find muscle pairs in your legs... like you hamstrings or quadriceps.
