Muscles Work in Pairs
Science · Organisms & Life Processes · conceptual
Explain that muscles work in antagonistic pairs — one contracts while the other relaxes — to produce movement, using the bicep and tricep as a key example
What mastery looks like
- Explains why muscles can only pull, not push
- Describes what happens to the bicep and tricep when the arm is bent and straightened
- Gives another example of an antagonistic muscle pair
Check your understanding
If Muscles Work in Pairs bent and straightened their arm, could they explain why two different muscles are needed — one to bend and one to straighten — and which muscle is which?
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