Describe the antagonistic muscle action that allows flexion andextension at the knee and elbow.
(4 marks)
•The quadriceps and hamstrings are an antagonistic musclepair that create movement at the knee for example, when thehamstrings contract flexion is created at the knee and whenthe quadriceps contract extension is created at the knee
•The biceps and triceps are an antagonistic muscle pair thatcreate movement at the elbow for example, when the bicepscontract flexion is created at the elbow and when the tricepscontract extension is created at the elbow.