Question

Why do we need two muscles together to move a bone? Explain with the help of an example.

Answer 1

Answer:

A single muscle can only pull, it cannot push. Thus, muscles work in pairs to move a bone. When one muscle contracts, it pulls the movable bone. When another muscle of the pair pulls, it brings the bone back to its original positions.

Answer 2

Generally, two skeletal muscles are joined to one bone, so that when one muscle contracts in one direction for enabling the bone to move in that specific direction; the other muscle becomes relaxed to facilitate the movement of the bone