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action
the effects produced by a muscle
to produce of prevent movement
prime mover (agonist)
muscle that produces most of force during a joint action
synergist
muscle that aids the prime mover
stabilizes the nearby joint
modifies the direction of movement
antagonist
opposes the prime mover
relaxes to give prime mover control over an action
preventing excessive movement and injury
antagonistic pairs
muscles that act on opposite sides of a joint
fixator
muscle that prevents movement of bone
intrinsic muscle
entirely contained within a region such as the hand
both its origin and insertion there
extrinsic muscles
acton on a designated region, but has its origin elsewhere
fingers have extrinsic muscles in the forearm
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Jolene23
ID
9807
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FunctionalMuscleGroups
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Functional Muscle Groups
Updated
2010-03-10T02:14:05Z
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