When muscles work together to move your body it is called?
Muscles usually work in pairs or groups, e.g. the biceps flexes the elbow and the triceps extends it. This is called antagonistic muscle action. The working muscle is called the prime mover or agonist.
How do muscles and bones work together to provide movement?
Tendons connect the skeletal system to the muscular system by attaching muscle to bone. When muscle contracts, the tendon acts on the bone, causing movement. Joints, the point at which two or more bones connect, can be fixed, slightly movable, or freely movable.
What is it called when bones join together?
Joints are the areas where 2 or more bones meet. Most joints are mobile, allowing the bones to move. Joints consist of the following: Cartilage. This is a type of tissue that covers the surface of a bone at a joint.
How do joints and bones work together?
Joints function as a way to move two bones with respect to one another. In order for this to work, the bones that meet at the joint must be attached to each other. The attachment needs to be firm enough to hold the joint together, yet flexible enough to allow the bones to move.
What is the movement of bones called?
Protraction is the anterior movement of a bone in the horizontal plane. Retraction occurs as a joint moves back into position after protraction. Protraction and retraction can be seen in the movement of the mandible as the jaw is thrust outwards and then back inwards.