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Q: What muscle relaxes when one contracts?
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What does the other muscle do when one relaxes?

It Contracts


When one muscle contracts what do the opposite do?

It relaxes


When one muscle contracts what dose the other muscle do?

Relaxes


What does one muscle do while the other one relaxes?

contracts - for antagonistic muscle pairs e.g. muscles in arm (when one relaxes, other contracts, and vice versa)


When the bicep contacts what muscle relaxes?

When the bicep contracts, the tricep relaxes. These pair of muscles are known as antagonists which means as one contracts, the other relaxes and vice versa.


When a muscle contracts how does its form change?

A muscle that contracts shortens whereas a muscle that relaxes lengthens.


Which muscle relaxes when arm is strightened?

The bicep muscle. The tricep contracts to straighten the arm as the bicep relaxes.


When one skeletal muscle contracts and it opposing mucsle relaxes it is an example of?

antagonistic muscle action.


What does it mean for muscles to work opposing pairs?

the answer is when one muscle contracts the other relaxes


What is recipricol innervation in human body?

Basically, as one muscle contracts, the antagonist relaxes


What muscle contracts and relaxes to pump blood?

The heart


Muscle that contracts and relaxes to move gas into and out of the lungs?

Diaphragm