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What muscle relaxes and what muscle works?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

I think what your after is called an antagonistic pair of muscles, for example the bicep and the tricep. When the bicep is contracting the tricep relaxes and when the tricep is contracting the bicep relaxes.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

What else can I help you with?

Does muscles only work when it relaxes?

Muscle does not only work when it relaxes it also works when your stressed because muscle helps your body relax from that stress.. You may not know what I'm talking about but its true!

Which muscle relaxes when arm is strightened?

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

When one muscle contracts what dose the other muscle do?

Relaxes

As one muscle in a pair relaxes what does the otyher muscle do?

contract

Body parts that works in pair to help your body to move?

The muscles can only pull, not push. So, to move a limb, one muscle relaxes while the other muscle pulls.

What body parts that works in pair to help your body to move?

The muscles can only pull, not push. So, to move a limb, one muscle relaxes while the other muscle pulls.

What is the type of muscle that squeezes and relaxes without stopping?

the smooth muscle

In a muscle group the muscle that relaxes during a particular action is what?

gdg

What is the name given to a muscle that relaxes?

antagonist.

What does the other muscle do when one relaxes?

It Contracts

A muscle becomes longer and thinner when it?

relaxes

When one muscle contracts what do the opposite do?

It relaxes

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