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And, vice versa. When the triceps contracts, pulling the lower arm back down to its starting position, the biceps relaxes. Most, but not all, of the skeletal muscles in your body work in these agonist-antagonist pairs. If the agonist flexes a muscle, then its antagonist extends the muscle.
Skeletal muscles move the body. Skeletal muscle contractions pull on tendons, which are attached to bones. If contraction of the muscle causes the muscle to shorten, the bone and, thus, the body part will move. For example, the biceps brachii is attached to the shoulder and the forearm bones.