A&P 3.3 (types of skeletal muscles and more muscle names)

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muscle with the major responsibility for a certain movement

Prime mover

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muscle that opposes or reverses a prime mover

Antagonist

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muscle that aids a prime mover in a movement and helps prevent rotation

  • help stabilize a movement

  • Either produce the same movement or reduce undesirable movements

Synergist

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stabilizers the origin of a prime mover

Fixator

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The ____ ____ or ______ is the muscle that produces a particular movement

Prime mover or agonist

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the ______ produces the opposite effect on the same bones

Antagonist