Agonist / Antagonist Muscles-Task Name: Mouice Dais Your task is to answer the q

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Agonist / Antagonist Muscles-Task Name: Mouice Dais Your task is to answer the questions linked to the podcast you have just watched. Try and complete this task after you have finished watching the video to help you remember the content. Agonist Muscles 1. Agonist muscles are commonly referred to asmovers. When the agonist muscle is in action, the muscle An easy way to remember agonist muscles is that because the muscle is working hard we can use the word _c and 5. 2. You can tell an agonist muscle when it's in action because it will look bigger than what it does normally due to the muscle fibres coming closer to one another, Biving the appearance of a bigger muscle. Antagonist Muscles 1. Antagonist muscles work in direct is in action, the antagonist muscle to the agonist muscle. Whilst the agonist muscle and 5- 2. An easy way to remember antagonist muscles is that because the muscle its say that it is in- Agonist/Antagonist pairings 1. Agonist and antagonist pairings always work in direct 2. There must always be muscles involved for any movement to occur 3. When a desired muscle movement has been attained and the athlete looks to reverse the movement the agonist/antagonist muscles Label what the agonist/antagonist muscles are in the following pictures Elbow Agonist Muscle Antagonist Muscle Agonist Muscle Antagonist Muscle Knee Agonist Muscle Antagonist Muscle Plantar Agonist Muscle Antagonist Muscle

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1.Prime movers, triceps and latismus dorsi.

2.agony

The biceps brachii is an agonist for elbow flexion. It is assisted by the brachialis and the brachioradialis. These are the agonists of elbow flexion, all of which are capable of flexing the elbow joint to some extent.

Antagonist muscles: 1.opposite, supports and relaxes

2.Antagonist, ; ant-agonist

Agonist and antagonist pairing:

1.opposite

2.antagonistic pairs

3. Counteract

Labelling the muscles:

At elbowAgonist muscle: bicep antagonist: tricep

At hip: hamstring agonist and quadriceps antagonist

at knee: Quadriceps - vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris(agonist) andBiceps Femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus, popliteus, gastrocnemius, gracilis, sartorius(antagonist)

At plantar:Soleus(agonist) andGastrocnemius Medialis(antagonist)

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