Prime Movers Flashcards
Trunk Extension:
quadratus lumborum, erector spinae,
Trunk Flexion:
rectus abdominis, internal/external obliques
Trunk Rotation:
Internal/external oblique
Scapular abduction and upward rotation:
serratus anterior, pectoralis minor
Scapular elevation:
upper trapezius, levator scapulae
Scapular adduction( retraction):
middle trapezius, rhomboid major
Scapular depression and adduction:
middle and lower trapezius
Scapular retraction and downward rotation:
rhomboid (minor /major)
shouldr flexion:
anterior deltoid, coracobrachialis, pectoralis major
shoulder extension:
posterior deltoid, latissimus dorsi, teres major
shoulder abduction:
middle deltoid, supraspinatus,
shoulder horizontal abduction:
posterior deltoid
shoulder horizontal adduction:
pectoralis major
shoulder external rotation:
infraspinatus, teres major
shoulder internal rotation:
subscapularis, teres major, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi
Elbow flexion:
brachialis, bicep brachii, brachioradialis
elbow extension:
triceps brachii
forearm supination:
biceps brachii, supinator
forearm pronator:
pronator quadratus, pronator teres
wrist flexion:
flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris
wrist extension:
extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi brevis
Hip flexion:
iliacus, psoas major (iliopsoas)
Hip flexion, abduction, and external rotation with knee flexion:
sartorius
Hip extension:
gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, semimembranosus, bicep femoris