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for biceps it is triceps
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Muscle group antagonistic to the quadriceps femoris?
Quadricepts
Difference between agonist and antagonist muscle and 2 examples each?
antagonist goes against the muscle biceps brachii are antagonistic to the triceps brachi quadriceps are antagonistic to the hamstrings an agonist works with the muscle lifting a glass of water brachialis works with the biceps
Do the quadriceps or the biceps have more motor units?
Every muscle (no matter which muscle, even a single muscle fibre-unit) have several motor neurons.
What is the difference between biceps triceps and quadriceps?
biceps - front of arms (muscle) triceps - back of arms (muscle) qaudriceps - muscle of thigh
What is the antagonistic muscle to the bicep?
The triceps brachii is the antagonist to the biceps brachii.
Are Biceps are involuntary muscle?
No biceps, triceps, quadriceps and muscles that you can selectivly use are voluntary muscles.
What is antagonistic muscles?
A antagonist muscle is a muscle that opposes the action of another muscle. The Triceps Brachii is the antagonist of the Biceps Brachii.
When the triceps contract what do the biceps do?
The triceps and biceps are antagonistic muscle groups; the triceps straighten the arm and the biceps pull it in the opposite way. Therefore, when the triceps contract, the biceps lengthen.
What is the antagonist to the quadriceps muscle group?
The hamstring muscle group (biceps femoris, semitendonosis, semimembranosis) are the antagonists to the quadricep group.
When the term biceps triceps or quadriceps forms part of a muscles name what does it tell you about the muscle?
It tells you the number of origins. "When biceps, triceps, or quadriceps forms part of a muscle's name, you can assume that the muscle has two, three, or four origins, respectively. For example, the biceps brachii muscle of the arm has two origins, or heads."- Human Anatomy & Physiology. Eighth Edition. Elaine N. Marieb page 321
What is an example of an antagonistic pair?
A muscle that opposes the actions of another. =] A muscle that opposes the actions of another. =]
An example of an antagonist muscle is?
Antagonist muscles are muscles that counteract the action of agonist muscles.Some examples of antagonist muscles are:Triceps work opposite of biceps.Hamstrings works opposite of quadriceps.The sternocleidomastoid works opposite of the deltoids.
