4. Identify both the synergist & antagonist muscles that operate at the followin

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4. Identify both the synergist & antagonist muscles that operate at the following joints. Start here, but practice making your own tables on separate pieces of paper. Before you start, review the movements associated with each of the following joints. Then remember.. - Synergist muscles work together and are typically found on the same side of a joint. - For each joint, the synergists may be a combination of uni-, bi, or multiarticulate muscies. -Antagonists work against each other-they come in pairs and are found on opposite sides of a joint. For each joint, the antagonist pairs may include a combination of uni-, bi, or multiarticulate muscles. a. Neck/Spine b. Hip c. Knee d. Ankle e. Toes f. Scapula g. Shoulder h. Elbow i. Wrist J Fingers 30

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We have to remember that the muscles acting as an synergist during flexion will be antagonists during extension and vice versa .

a) Neck/spine -

b) Hip -

c) knee-

d) Ankle -

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