is there a difference between a synergist muscle and a fixator?

Subject: is there a difference between a synergist muscle and a fixator?

Date: Mon Mar 14 07:20:21 2005
Posted by Chris
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: No city entered. State/Province: WA Country: Australia
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 1110806421.An

Message:


ok, im confused. i understand that both a synergist and fixator muscle act to 
stabilise a joint as it performs a particular function so that other 
unecessarey movements dont take place.. but why the two different names? as i 
understand a fixator is a synergist muscle. is there a difference? are there 
other types of synergists which are called something other than fixators? i 
keep running into a circular definition for the term synergist and fixator. 
kind regards. Chris

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