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  2. Anatomical terms of muscle - Wikipedia

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    It is still the agonist, because while resisting gravity during relaxing, the triceps brachii continues to be the prime mover, or controller, of the joint action. Another example is the dumb-bell curl at the elbow. The elbow flexor group is the agonist, shortening during the lifting phase (elbow flexion). During the lowering phase the elbow ...

  3. Iliopsoas - Wikipedia

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    The iliopsoas is the prime mover of hip flexion, and is the strongest of the hip flexors (others are rectus femoris, sartorius, and tensor fasciae latae). [3] The iliopsoas is important for standing, walking, and running. [2] The iliacus and psoas major perform different actions when postural changes occur.

  4. Prime mover - Wikipedia

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    Prime mover (engine or motor), a machine that converts various other forms of energy (chemical, electrical, fluid pressure/flow, etc.) into energy of movement Prime mover (locomotive) , one of the several types of power plants used in locomotives to provide traction power

  5. Deltoid muscle - Wikipedia

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    When all its fibers contract simultaneously, the deltoid is the prime mover of arm abduction along the frontal plane. The arm must be medially rotated for the deltoid to have maximum effect. [13] This makes the deltoid an antagonist muscle of the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi during arm adduction.

  6. Core (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Initially, it may seem that the legs are the prime movers of this action, but without balance, the legs will only cause the person to fall over. Therefore, the prime mover of walking is achieving core stability, and then the legs move this stable core by using the leg muscles.

  7. Facial muscles - Wikipedia

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    Prime mover Origin Insertion Raising eyebrows (e.g., showing surprise) Skin of scalp: Anterior: Occipitofrontalis frontal belly: Epicraneal aponeurosis: Underneath skin of forehead Tensing and retracting scalp: Skin of scalp: Posterior: Occipitofrontalis, occipital belly: Occipital bone; mastoid process (temporal bone) Epicraneal aponeurosis

  8. The Amazon Prime symbol probably doesn't mean what you think ...

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    But in such a large, complex market, items frequently fall through the cracks, so if you do discover a counterfeit item in your Amazon Prime box, Dimyan suggests two actions. "Utilize Amazon's ...

  9. Unmoved mover - Wikipedia

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    The unmoved mover (Ancient Greek: ὃ οὐ κινούμενον κινεῖ, romanized: ho ou kinoúmenon kineî, lit. 'that which moves without being moved') [1] or prime mover (Latin: primum movens) is a concept advanced by Aristotle as a primary cause (or first uncaused cause) [2] or "mover" of all the motion in the universe. [3]