Explain how muscles function as antagonistic pairsSolutionAn

Explain how muscles function as antagonistic pairs.

Solution

Antagonistic pair of muscles create movement by the contraction of one muscle and relaxation of the other muscle simultaneously. Example of this is the biceps and triceps of the arm. In order to conduct a back and forth movement, the biceps act as the agonists to lift the forearm while the triceps relax as the antagonists to support the biceps\' contractions.