ANTAGONIST
ORIGIN
ABDUCTOR
AGONIST
ADDUCTOR
TRICEPS
EXTENSOR
SYNERGIST
HAMSTRINGS
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION
FLEXOR
ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION
INSERTION
CONCENTRIC CONTRACTION
The muscle group that relaxes and lengthens while the prime mover contracts.
The attachment site of the muscle that doesn't move during contraction.
A type of muscle that serves to straighten or extend a body part (e.g. a limb).
A type of muscle that serves to bend or flex a body part (e.g. a limb).
A type of isotonic contraction in which a muscle lengthens to resist a load, acting as the prime mover.
A type of muscle that draws a body part (e.g. a limb) away from the midline during contraction.
A type of contraction in which there is little shortening of the muscle but great increase in tone of the muscle fibres involved.
The antagonist of the hip flexor during flexion of the hip joint.
A type of muscle that draws a body part (e.g. a limb) towards the midline during contraction.
The muscle group that contracts and shortens to move a joint, a.k.a. the prime mover.
The antagonist of the biceps during a biceps curl.
The antagonist of the quadriceps during extension of the knee joint.
A type of muscles that stabilize muscle movmenet and assist agonist muscles during flexion.
A type of isotonic contraction in which a muscle shortens to oppose a load, acting as the prime mover.
The attachment site of the muscle that moves during contraction.