Multiple choice

Which one of these pairs of antagonistic muscle movements is correct?

  1. Abduction / Adduction

  2. Flexion / Dorsiflexion

  3. Inversion / Rotation

  4. Supination / Eversion

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Explanation

Abduction and adduction are antagonistic movements because they perform opposite actions: abduction moves a limb away from the body's midline, while adduction pulls it toward the midline. Other pairs, like flexion and dorsiflexion, are not direct opposites (the opposite of flexion is extension, and the opposite of dorsiflexion is plantar flexion).