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Latest revision as of 11:07, 14 September 2018
Key Stage 3
Meaning
Antagonistic muscles are a pair of muscles that work to move a bone in opposite directions.
About Antagonistic Muscles
- When a muscle gets shorter it has contracted and when a muscle gets longer it has relaxed.
- Most muscles come in antagonistic pairs. This means when one contracts the other must relax.
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| When a muscle contracts it is called the 'agonist' and when it relaxes it is called the 'antagonist'. |