Skeletal muscles only pull in one direction. For this reason they always come in pairs. When one muscle in a pair contracts, to bend a joint for example, its counterpart then contracts and pulls in the opposite direction to straighten the joint out again.
pairs of muscles that work together
pairs of muscles that work together
they are called antagonistic muscles.
Skeletal muscles work in pairs: flexors and extensors
ussually, one muscle in the pair bends part of the body.the other muscle straightens part of the body.
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antagonistic muscles
by the help of the heart
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Muscles can only exert force by getting shorter. Muscles work in pairs by one muscle pulling in one direction, the other muscle pulls in the opposite direction. One bends your leg, the other straightens the leg, etc.
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No!Muscles that work in pairs are called antagonistic muscles.Tissue is a level between single cells and complete orgenisms, e.g. organs are made out of gruops of tissues.