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Muscular System Lesson 13/14 Flashcards

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Antagonistic pairs

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Two muscles working together to create a movement. One contracts (tenses) add the other relaxes

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Voluntary muscles

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Muscles that are used when the person needs them

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Involuntary muscles

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Muscles that are always working and the person cant control when it works

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Agonist muscles

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The muscles that contracts

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Antagonist muscles

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The muscles that is relaxing

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What are all the antagonistic pairs?

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  • Bicep and tricep (upper arm)
  • Hamstrings and quadraceps (upper leg)
  • Gastronemus and tibilis anterior (lower leg)
  • Pectorals and latissimus dorsi (upper body)
  • hip flexors and gluteus maximus (lower body)
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