Muscles are in antagonistic sets because
A. muscles cannot lengthen by themselves.
B. muscles push but cannot pull.
C. they do not like one another.
D. there is an increase in metabolic efficiency if they are present in antagonistic sets.
A. muscles cannot lengthen by themselves.
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