Table of Contents
- 1 What is the antagonist of supraspinatus?
- 2 What are antagonist muscles?
- 3 What is the action of infraspinatus?
- 4 What is the gluteus maximus antagonist?
- 5 What is the antagonist of the gastrocnemius muscle?
- 6 What is the antagonist of the gluteus medius?
- 7 How do you tear your infraspinatus?
- 8 What type of muscle is infraspinatus?
- 9 Which is the antagonist of the infraspinatus muscle?
- 10 What are the functions of infraspinatus and teres minor?
- 11 Which is the antagonist of the latissimus dorsi?
What is the antagonist of supraspinatus?
Great dorsal muscleSo what is the antagonist muscle of the supraspinatus? It is the primary muscle for medial humoral rotation and aids in adduction. Synergist: Teres major, latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major. Antagonist: Infraspinatus, Teres minor.
What are antagonist muscles?
In an antagonistic muscle pair as one muscle contracts the other muscle relaxes or lengthens. The muscle that is contracting is called the agonist and the muscle that is relaxing or lengthening is called the antagonist.
What is the antagonist muscle of the shoulder?
Agonist is deltoid, antagonist is the latissimus dorsi. As the muscles contract across the shoulder joint it brings your shoulder upward into flexion as you push the ball the opposite happens and the antagonist becomes your deltoid and the latissimus dorsi becomes your agonist.
What is the action of infraspinatus?
The infraspinatus muscle’s action on the shoulder is primarily through its function as a rotator cuff muscle providing glenohumeral stability. The rotator cuff applies compression upon the head of the humerus that allows for the stabilization of the humeral head during shoulder abduction.
What is the gluteus maximus antagonist?
Table 2
| Muscle | Action | Antagonist |
|---|---|---|
| Gluteus maximus | Hip extension | Psoas, Rectus Femoris |
| Gluteus medius | Hip abduction | Psoas, Adductors |
What is the antagonist of Sternocleidomastoid?
The sternocleidomastoid muscles help to flex the neck. Their antagonists are the longus capitis and the rectus capitis anterior.
What is the antagonist of the gastrocnemius muscle?
| Gastrocnemius muscle | |
|---|---|
| Actions | plantar flexes foot, flexes knee |
| Antagonist | Tibialis anterior muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A04.7.02.044 |
What is the antagonist of the gluteus medius?
hip adductor muscles
The hip adductor muscles are the antagonists to the glutues medius. Hip abduction involves the contraction of the gluteus medius, causing a smooth lateral abduction of the lower extremity away from the body.
What is the antagonist of latissimus dorsi?
Latissimus dorsi muscle
| Latissimus dorsi | |
|---|---|
| Actions | Adducts, extends and internally rotates the arm when the insertion is moved towards the origin. When observing the muscle action of the origin towards the insertion, the lats are a very powerful rotator of the trunk. |
| Antagonist | Deltoid and trapezius muscle |
| Identifiers |
How do you tear your infraspinatus?
Infraspinatus tear It’s usually caused by repetitive stress or normal aging. A complete, or full-thickness, tear severs the infraspinatus from the bone. It’s usually caused by an acute injury, such as falling.
What type of muscle is infraspinatus?
Rotator Cuff muscles
The infraspinatus is a thick and triangular muscle. It’s one of the Rotator Cuff muscles providing the mechanical link between the posterosuperior and anterior parts of the rotator cuff.
What is the antagonist of the latissimus dorsi?
Which is the antagonist of the infraspinatus muscle?
What muscle is the antagonist to the infraspinatus? Adduction of the arm at shoulder Agonists: Pectoralis Major, Teres Major, Triceps Brachii (long head) Antagonists: Deltoid (middle) Supraspinatus 2. In respect to this, what muscle is the antagonist to the latissimus dorsi?
What are the functions of infraspinatus and teres minor?
The other main function of infraspinatus and teres minor is to act as brakes. Other muscles that move the arm are much bigger and stronger, like the pectoralis major, a big chest muscle. Pectoralis major is an antagonist to our subject muscles, as well as latissimus dorsi and teres major (in rotation).
Where is the infraspinatus muscle located in the shoulder?
This muscle is one of the four muscles that form the rotator cuff, which functions to stabilize the shoulder joint. The infraspinatus gets its name because this muscle is located in the infraspinous fossa of the scapula. The infraspinous fossa is the concave surface at the back of the scapula.
Which is the antagonist of the latissimus dorsi?
Adduction of the arm at shoulder Agonists: Pectoralis Major, Teres Major, Triceps Brachii (long head) Antagonists: Deltoid (middle) Supraspinatus 2. In respect to this, what muscle is the antagonist to the latissimus dorsi?