What term identifies a muscle acting as a contraction's prime mover?
a. Flexor
b. Recruiter
c. Antagonist
d. Agonist
ANS: D
When a muscle contracts and acts as a prime mover, or agonist, its reciprocal muscle, or antago-nist, relaxes. Neither the term flexor nor recruiter identifies this action.
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