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Kenesiology
Muscles and Functions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agonist | a muscle that causes motion |
| antagonist | a muscle that can move the joint opposite to the movement produced by the agonist |
| target | the primary muscle intended for exercise |
| synergist | a muscle that assists another muscle to accomplish a movement |
| stabilizer | a muscle that contracts with no significant movement to maintain a posture or fixate a joint |
| concentric | the contraction of a muscle resulting in its shortening |
| eccentric | the contraction of a muscle during its lengthening |
| dynamic | the contractions of a muscle resulting in movement |
| isometric | the contraction of a muscle without significant movement |
| inferior | away from vertex of head |