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How do muscles work in antagonistic pairs?

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Skeletal muscle movement takes place by  contraction.
 Muscles shorten during contraction,  Muscles can only pull, they never push.
 Muscles work in opposition, one set of muscles contract and pull while another set of muscles relax.

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