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What muscle is the antagonist during extension of forearm?

The flexor carpi radialis is the agonist muscle in wrist flexion. This muscle, know as a wrist flexor, is located in the forearm.


Agonists in knee extension?

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.


What is the agonist and antagonist muscle pair in the wrist?

The agonist muscle for wrist flexion is the flexor carpi radialis, while the antagonist muscle is the extensor carpi radialis longus. These muscles work in opposition to produce movement at the wrist joint.


What are the agonist muscle of wrist hypertension?

The agonist muscles responsible for wrist extension (or hypertension) include the extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis, and extensor carpi ulnaris. These muscles work together to extend the wrist, allowing for movements such as lifting or pushing. They are primarily innervated by the radial nerve. Additionally, the extensor digitorum can assist in wrist extension during finger movements.


What muscle is agonist to the biceps muscle?

The agonist to the biceps muscle is the triceps brachii. While the biceps brachii is responsible for flexing the elbow and supinating the forearm, the triceps brachii acts as the antagonist by extending the elbow. During movements such as arm extension, the triceps contracts while the biceps relaxes.


What muscle produces extension of the fingers joints and wrist?

The muscles that produce extension of the finger joints and wrist are the extensor muscles. In the forearm, the specific extensor muscles responsible for extension of the fingers and wrist include the extensor digitorum and extensor carpi radialis muscles.


What is the agonist antagonist and synergist for tricep extension?

Antagonist: lats Agonist: Abdominals


What is the antagonist in a bench press?

the agonist should be the deltiods and biceps, the agonist should be the triceps and the stabilizer is the wrist.


What muscles is the agonist in hip extension?

Hip Extension the agonist would be Glutues Maximus


What is the opposite of a antagonist muscle?

The opposite of an antagonist muscle is a protagonist muscle, often referred to as an agonist. The agonist muscle is the primary muscle responsible for performing a specific movement, while the antagonist muscle opposes that movement. For example, during a bicep curl, the biceps act as the agonist, and the triceps serve as the antagonist.


What is the agonist muscle when performing a leg curl?

The agonist muscle used in a side leg raise is the adductor.


What muscle starts with u?

One muscle that starts with the letter "U" is the Ulnaris muscle, also known as the Extensor carpi ulnaris. It is located in the forearm and is responsible for wrist extension and adduction.