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Kenesiology
Muscles and Functions
Question | Answer |
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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 |