Prime Mover Muscles dependent on action

What is the prime mover of shoulder flexion?

Pectoralis major

What is the prime mover of shoulder extension?

Latissimus Dorsi

What is the prime mover of shoulder abduction?

Deltoid

What is the prime mover of shoulder adduction?

Pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi

What is the prime mover of shoulder medial/internal rotation?

Subscapularis

What is the prime mover of shoulder lateral/external rotation?

Infraspinatus and teres minor

What is the prime mover of elbow flexion?

Biceps brachii and brachialis

What is the prime mover of elbow extension?

Triceps Brachii

What is the prime mover of forearm pronation?

Pronator quadratus

What is the prime mover of forearm supination?

Supinator

What is the prime mover of forehead movement?

Epicranial aponeurosis

What is the prime mover of facial expression and puckering lips?

Orbicularis oris

What is the prime mover of closing the jaw?

Masseter

What is the prime mover of opening the jaw?

Lateral pterygoid

What is the prime mover of chewing and swallowing?

Digastric

What is the prime mover of head flexion/looking down and lifting first two ribs during inhalation?

Sternocleidomastoid

What is the prime mover of head extension/looking up?

Splenius capitis and splenius cervicis

What is the prime movers of mobilization of the cervical spine?

Scalenes

What is the prime mover of scapular protraction?

Serratus anterior

What is the prime mover of lateral rotation of the abdomen?

Internal and external oblique

What is the prime mover of flexion of the trunk

Rectus abdominis

What is the prime mover of scapular elevation?

Trapezius

What is the prime mover of scapular retraction?

Rhomboid minor and major

What is the prime mover of wrist flexion?

Flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor digitorum superficilalis

What is the prime mover of wrist extension?

Extensor digitorum

What muscles contribute to wrist ABduction?

Flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis, abductor pollicis longus

What muscles contribute to wrist ADduction?

Flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris

What muscles contribute to flexion of the fingers?

Flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum profundus

What muscles contribute to the extension of the fingers?

Extensor digitorum, extensor pollicis longus, extensor indicis, extensor digiti minimi

What is the prime mover of hip flexion?

Iliopsoas (hinging at hip)

What is the prime mover of hip extension?

Gluteus maximus, biceps femoris

What is the prime mover of hip ABduction?

Gluteus medius

What is the prime mover of hip ADduction?

Adductor magnus

What is the prime mover of flexion of the femur at the trunk (high knee) and extension of the lower leg while leg is raised (high knee kick)?

Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis

What is the prime mover of knee flexion?

Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus

What is the prime mover of knee extension?

Rectus femoris, vastus muscles

What is the prime mover of plantar flexion at the ankle joint?

Gastrocnemius, soleus

What is the prime mover of dorsiflexion at the ankle joint?

Tibilias anterior

What is the prime mover of inversion of the ankle joint?

Tibialis posterior

What is the prime mover of eversion of the ankle joint?

Fibularis longus

What is the prime mover of toe flexion?

Flexor digitorum longus

What is the prime mover of toe extension?

Extensor digitorum longus