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The adductor muscles of the hip are four in number: the adductor brevis, the adductor longus, the adductor magnus and the adductor minimus. All the hip adductors originate from the pubis and insert at the medial side of the femur.
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What is prime mover for a hip?
a prime mover is the main muscle that causes movement. In the case of the hip flexion, the prime mover would be the rectus femoris or the ilopsoas
Prime mover for shoulder flexion and adduction?
Do you mean flexion and (abd)uction?? If so, the prime mover would be the deltoid muscle with many smaller muscles assisting. If you are in fact meaning flexion and adduction, the prime mover would be the pectoralis major and the latissimus dorsi with many smaller muscles assisting.
Term for the gluteus maximus during hip extension when walking up stairs?
Primer Mover (agonist)
What is the prime mover of hip abduction?
In the canine: the gluteal muscles (superficial, middle, deep).
What is the prime mover muscle of shoulder horizontal adduction?
Because shoulder horizontal adduction is performed when the arm is horizontal position (i.e., the elbow is level with shoulder) and adduction is movement toward the center of the body, shoulder horizontal adduction is performed primarily by pectoralis major and anterior deltoid, with an assist by latissimus dorsi.
What is prime mover for hip abduction?
Gluteus medius is prime mover.Other abductors are:Gluteus MinimusTensor Fascia Latae (TFL)Sartorius
One of the prime movers for flexion at the hips?
The prim mover for hip flexion is the Rectus femoris. This is a quadricep muscle that crosses the hip joint.
What plane is hip abduction?
Hip abduction, as well as hip adduction, is in the frontal plane.
What two muscles are Important in shoulder adduction and antagonists of the shoulder abductor?
The deltoid is the prime mover in shoulder abduction. It's two antagonists are the pectoralis major and the latissimus dorsi.
What term is used for the gluteus maximus during hip extension when walking up stairs?
prime mover (agonist)
Which category of hip muscles is primarily responsible for hip adduction?
posterior mucsles
What is the names of the hip flexors?
hip flexor
