Muscle Functions / Characteristics
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| Flexors | Muscles which bend a limb at a joint.
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| Extensors | Muscles which straighten a limb at a joint.
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| Adductors | Muscles which move a limb towards the midline of the body.
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| Abductors | Muscles which move a limb away from the midline of the body.
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| Agonist | Prime mover responsible for contraction and producing the desired movement.
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| Synergist | Muscles which assist the agonist in producing the desired movement.
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| Antagonist | Muscle working in opposition to the agonist, that must relax for the desired movement to occur at the joint.
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| Stabilizers | Contract to protect a joint and maintain alignment.
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| Contractility | respond to nervous impulse by shortening or contracting, causing a pulling force on bone.
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| Distensibility | ability to stretch.
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| Elasticity | ability to return to original shape fter stretch is removed.
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| Excitability | respond to nervous or electrical stimuli.
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