nervous coordination Flashcards
1
Q
name the three types of muscle and describe their dirfferences
A
smooth muscle-contracts without conscious control and is found in walls of organs
cardiac muscle-contracts without conscious control but is only found in the heart
skeletal muscle-the type of muscle you use to move
2
Q
what are antagonistic pairs?
A
muscles that work together to move a bone
the contracting muscle is the agonist and the relaxing muscle is called the antagonist