- Agonist: Muscles that perform a joint action, including the prime mover and synergists - Prime Mover: The muscle contributing the most force to a joint action when resisted by an external load. - ...

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs. One ...

The most ubiquitous mode for controlling and modulating cellular function, intercellular communication, immune response and information-transduction pathways is through peptide–protein non-covalent ...