Prime Movers Flashcards
Prime Mover for Shoulder Girdle Elevation
Upper Trapezius
Agonist for Shoulder Girdle Depression
Lower Trapezius
Prime Mover for Shoulder Girdle Protraction
Serratus Anterior
Agonist for Shoulder Girdle Retraction
Middle Trapezius
Primary Muscle used for shoulder Abduction
Middle Deltoid
Prime Mover for Shoulder Flexion
Anterior Deltoid
Agonist = (other names for Agonist)
primary mover/primary muscle involved
Agonist for Shoulder Adduction
Pectoralis Major
Prime mover for shoulder extension/hyperextension
Posterior Deltoid
Agonist for internal/medial rotation of the shoulder
latissimus dorsi
Prime mover for External/Lateral rotation of the shoulder
infraspinatus
Agonist in Elbow Extension
Triceps
Prime mover for Elbow flexion
brachialis
Agonist for forearm pronation
pronator teres
Prime mover for forearm supination
biceps brachii