Question

Why do muscels work in pairs... HUNDRED POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

When one muscle in a pair contracts, to bend a joint for example, its counterpart then contracts and pulls in the opposite direction to straighten the joint out again.

Answer 2

Muscles work in pairs to move a bone.

Step-by-step explanation:

Skeletal muscles only PULL in one direction. For this reason they always come in pairs. When one muscle in a pair contracts, to bend a joint for example, its counterpart then contracts and pulls in the opposite direction to straighten the joint out again.