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In group actions, the muscle that produces the desired action is the ___ while the muscle that helps the prime mover function more efficiently by reducing unnecessary movement is the ___.

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Answer: muscles that produce the desired action is called agonist or prime mover and the muscles that helps it is synergist muscle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Agonist or prime mover are muscles that cause a movement to occur by contracting and its activation. For example during forearm flexion, lifting up a cup involves the contraction of muscle and that muscle is the prime mover.

Synergists muscles are muscles which help the prime mover to perform their movement by reducing unnecessary movement . when the prime mover contracts, the synergist muscle stabilize it.

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