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What is sternocleidomastaid?
Correct spelling being "sternocleidomastoid", it is a paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It acts to flex and rotate the head. It also acts as an accessory muscle of inspiration, along with the scalene muscles of the neck.
What is it called when a muscle acting as a helper to accomplish a particular movement?
A muscle that acts as a helper to accomplish a particular movement is called a synergist. Synergists assist the primary muscle, known as the agonist, by stabilizing joints and facilitating smooth movement during actions. They play a crucial role in ensuring coordinated muscle function and can also help to fine-tune the movement.
Prime mover muscles?
A prime mover is the muscle that has the most influence in one direction on the joint it acts on. For example the prime mover in extension of the forearm is the triceps.
What is the medical term for a muscle that acts with another muscle to produce movement?
synergistic muscle
What A musculotropic substance acts on what?
A musculotropic substance acts on muscle tissue. It specifically targets and affects smooth muscle cells, resulting in changes to muscle contraction and relaxation.
How is god an inspiration for the bible?
The Holy Bible was written from and about God's deeds and acts.
What is a superficial muscle of the neck and upper back acts at the shoulder This muscle is the?
The trapezius muscle is a superficial muscle of the neck and upper back that acts at the shoulder. It is responsible for movements like shoulder shrugging, scapular elevation, depression, retraction, and rotation.
In this reflex action the muscle acts as the ....?
Effector
Which muscle acts as an antagonist to the geniohyoid during depression of mandible?
The masseter acts as the antagonist.
What is a muscle that acts as bowels to open and close the openings are called what type of muscle?
sphincter
Which muscle acts as the antagonist of the Piriformis?
Glute medius
What muscle cell protein acts as an ATPase enzyme?
The muscle cell protein that acts as an ATPase enzyme is myosin. Myosin is responsible for converting chemical energy from ATP into mechanical energy during muscle contraction.
