Physical Education GCSE
Antagonistic muscle action
What Antagonistic muscle action means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Antagonistic muscle action
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A paired relationship in which, as one muscle contracts, the other relaxes.
Topics that use Antagonistic muscle action
- 1.1.b. The structure and function of the muscular system - The roles of muscle in movement (OCR GCSE)
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