A patient with a neurological illness has lost the function of opposing muscle antagonists. What should the nurse expect to assess in this patient?
a. Steady cursive handwriting
b. Perfect diction when talking
c. Inability to maintain balance
d. Intact gag and corneal reflexes
ANS: C
There are approximately 700 skeletal muscles in the body. The general type of arrangement is the agonist with opposing antagonists and the cooperative synergists. Without synergism, maintaining balance would be difficult. A. B. Without synergism having fine motor control for writing or talking would be difficult if not impossible. D. Gag and corneal reflexes are not contingent upon the function of opposing muscle antagonists.
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