GETTING READY DAY 2022

An Agonist is...

• The Muscle that contracts

• The muscle that relaxes

• Two muscles that work together to cause movement around a joint

• A muscle that stabilise a joint while a muscle contraction takes place

An Antagonist is...

• The Muscle that contracts

• The muscle that relaxes

• Two muscles that work together to cause movement around a joint

• A muscle that stabilise a joint while a muscle contraction takes place

An Antagonistic pair is..

• The Muscle that contracts

• The muscle that relaxes

• Two muscles that work together to cause movement around a joint

• A muscle that stabilise a joint while a muscle contraction takes place

A fixator muscle is...

• The Muscle that contracts

• The muscle that relaxes

• Two muscles that work together to cause movement around a joint

• A muscle that stabilise a joint while a muscle contraction takes place

Pair this muscle with its antagonistic partner: QUADRICEP

• Wrist Flexor

• Anterior Deltoid

• Hip Flexor

• Hamstring

Pair this muscle with its antagonistic partner: Wrist Flexors

• Wrist Extensors

• Anterior Deltoid

• Hip Flexor

• Hamstring

Pair this muscle with its antagonistic partner: Erector Spinae

• Wrist Extensors

• Rectus Abdominis

• Hip Flexor

• Hamstring

Pair this muscle with its antagonistic partner: Bicep Brachii

• Wrist Extensors

• Rectus Abdominis

• Hip Flexor

• Tricep Brachii

Pair this muscle with its antagonistic partner: Middle Deltoid

• Wrist Extensors

• Rectus Abdominis

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Tricep Brachii

Pair this muscle with its antagonistic partner: Posterior Deltoid

• Wrist Extensors

• Anterior Deltoid

• Latissimus Dorsi

• Tricep Brachii