Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation
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Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation, also called Sherrington's law II explains how a muscle will relax when its opposite muscle (e.g., biceps/triceps) is activated. René Descartes
had hypothesized as much in 1626.
Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation states that: When a muscle contracts, it's direct antagonist relaxes to an equal extent allowing smooth movement.
René Descartes
René Descartes ; was a French philosopher and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day...
had hypothesized as much in 1626.
Sherrington's law of reciprocal innervation states that: When a muscle contracts, it's direct antagonist relaxes to an equal extent allowing smooth movement.
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