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People in conflict with each other are antagonists. The conflict may be violent or nonviolent.
Gayle Bailey
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∙ 13y agoTo be against someone else or to be opposed to another person's ideas. Can mean to be the villain in a novel or movie.
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Do biceps or triceps act antagonistically when you do a press up?
yes
Do biceps or triceps act antagonistically while doing a push-up?
The muscles that are in your arms
How many syllables are there in the word antagonistically?
There are seven syllables. An-tag-o-nis-tic-al-ly.
What do bicep musceles and tricep muscles work together to do?
The muscles are moving antagonistically.
How do muscles work antagonistically?
They're referring to opposite motions, if a muscle bends a joint - it's antagonist straightens it out.
Which hormone acts antagonistically to insulin produced by the same endocrine organ?
That is the hormone glucogon. It increases the sugar level
How do the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems operate antagonistically in emotional responses?
One system creates an emotional response, and the other dampens it. The sympathetic nervous system creates a short-term mobilizing response, and the parasympathetic nervous system dampens it in the long term.
What is Lengthening of muscle is called?
The lengthening of a muscle is called 'relaxing'. As the SHORT muscles work antagonistically- when one contracts, one relaxes. Therefore as one muscle shortens the other lengthens. This is between the bicep and tricep and the hamstring and quadricep. When a muscle shortens it also thickens, this is why you can feel your muscle rise when you bring your arm towards you.
Which organ in the digestive system moves food from the mouth to the stomach?
The esophagus is the digestive organ that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. No digestion, only transport, happens in the esophagus.
When muscles lengthen?
The lengthening of a muscle is called 'relaxing'. As the SHORT muscles work antagonistically- when one contracts, one relaxes. Therefore as one muscle shortens the other lengthens. This is between the bicep and tricep and the hamstring and quadricep. When a muscle shortens it also thickens, this is why you can feel your muscle rise when you bring your arm towards you.
What is the function of muscular tissue?
Well, skeletal muscle (the kind you can contract voluntarily) is used to move your bones and help you move, keep your posture, etc. Smooth muscle on the other hand has numerous functions such as the relaxation and constriction of blood vessels or in peristalsis in the gastrointestinal tract.muscular tissue helps in movements of different body parts by working antagonistically . they are attached to bones and when they contract and relax, bones move.
Why do muscles ocontract and relax?
Yes, all muscles will contract and relax, Except the cardiac muscle and involuntary muscles which will be constantly working. er. Heart, intestines. But Voluntary muscles will only work together antagonistically.
