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Agonist
Muscle that
contracts
and
shortens
to allow movement
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Antagonist
Muscle that
lengthens
and
relaxes
to allow joint to move
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Fixator
Stabilises
the point of
attachment
in order to stabilise movement
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Muscle Pair of the shoulder
Deltoid
, pectorals and
latissimus dorsi
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Muscle Pair of the elbow
Bicep
and
Tricep
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Muscle Pair of the knee
Hamstring
and
quadricep
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What movement occurs in the shoulder?
Extension,
Flexion
, adduction,
abduction
, rotation and circumduction
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What movement occurs in the elbow?
Extension
and
Flexion
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What movement occurs in the knee?
Extension
and
Flexion
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Definition of agonistic muscle action
A
Paris
of muscles working together to produce
movement
, with one muscle contracting while the other muscle relaxes
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Example of
agonistic
muscle action
An agonistic muscle action takes place in the
upper arm
as the
biceps
contracts and the triceps relaxes
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