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| A.K.A. Prime mover. A muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement. |
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| Muscle that oppose, or reverse, a particular movement. |
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| Help prime movers by adding a little extra force to the same movement or reducing undesirable or unnecessary movements that might occur as the prime mover contracts. |
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| A rigid bar bar that moves on a fixed point when a force is applied to it. |
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| A fixed point that a lever moves on. |
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| The applied force that is used to move a resistance. |
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| The resistance that effort is used to move. |
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