TOPIC : GROUP ACTION OF MUSCLES

PRESENTED BY : AQSA TAHIR

TOPIC : TWO JOINT MUSCLES

PRESENTED BY : AYESHA AMJAD

TOPIC : GROUP MOVEMENT OF JOINTS

PRESENTED BY : SANIA HAMID
THE GROUP ACTION OF
MUSCLES
• Muscles do not work singly, but in
groups ,working together of several
groups ,results in the coordinated
movement..
 AGONISTS
 They are also called PRIME MOVERS.
 They are the groups which bring

about the movement by their

contraction..
 EXAMPLE
In flexion of the
Fingers, as in
making a fist, the
Flexors of the
Fingers work as
prime movers to
perform the
movements.
 ANTAGONISTS
These are the muscles,
which are the opposing
group, relax and lengthen
progressively so that the
movement is controlled
but not impeded.
 EXAMPLE
 In flexion of fingers , flexors are in
contraction while extensors are in
relax position, they work in
opposite directions but help each
other in movement..
 SYNERGISTS
• The synergists are the
muscles which work to
modify the action of the
prime movers.
 EXAMPLE
 The Extensors of the Wrist work as
synergists to fix or move the wrist into full
extension so that the power of the Flexors
of the Fingers, which can also flex this
joint , is not diverted to this purpose , but
increased as the extended wrist joint acts
as a fulcrum for their action..
 FIXATORS

The fixators are muscles which work to

steady the origin of the prime movers
or synergists..
 TRANSMISSION OF
IMPULSES
The appropriate impulses for
contraction or relaxation are conveyed
to the
muscles concerned in any particular
movement ,
From the Central Nervous System..