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11.1 | Interactions of Skeletal Muscles, Their Fascicle Arrangement, and Their Lever Systems By the end of this section, you will be able to: Compare and contrast agonist and antagonist muscles Describe how fascicles are arranged within a skeletal muscle Explain the major events of a skeletal muscle contraction within a muscle in generating force To move the skeleton, the tension created by the contraction of the fibers in most skeletal muscles is transferred to the tendons. The tendons are strong bands of dense, regular connective tissue that connect muscles to bones. The bone connection is why this muscle tissue is called skeletal muscle.