Agonist is a classification used to describe a muscle which causes specific movement or several movements through the process of contraction. This is a term for skeletal muscles, usually. Agonists are also sometimes called "prime movers" since they are the muscles being considered that are primarily responsible for generating a specific movement.
An agonist muscle is a muscle that plays a part in the extension of a muscle. The agonist muscles for a knee extension are the quadriceps and hamstrings.
The agonist muscle used in a side leg raise is the adductor.
We mostly talk about agonists and antagonists with regards to cellular receptors. An agonist binds to a receptor and activates it, an antagonist binds to the receptor, but DOES NOT activate it, and prevents it from being activated.
Synergists aid agonists by promoting the same movement.a synergist :)
An agonist is a person who is involved in a contest or battle, or a muscle which contracts while the other relaxes.
the trapezius muscle
the deltiod muscle
Agonist is bicep and other elbow flexors antagonist are all the elbow extensors ie triceps
agonist, antagonist, synergist
Flexor carpi
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.
Agonist works with the muscles, and the antagonist is the muscle working against it in a contraction. i.e. Bicep curl, the agonist is the Biceps brachii and the antagonist muscle is the triceps brachii.The word agonist means "producing an action" - an antagonist opposes that action. In medicine, an agonist binds to a receptor site and causes a response, often imitating the natural body reaction. An antagonist acts against this drug and blocks the response. for examples ramiels small balls and pubic hair