The prime mover of hip abduction is the gluteus medius muscle. It is responsible for moving the thigh away from the midline of the body.
The prime mover for the hip is the gluteus maximus. It is the most powerful muscle responsible for extending the hip joint, moving the thigh backward.
Trapezius and Levator Scapulae
The latissimus dorsi is the muscle responsible for moving the arm posterior or backwards.
Hip abduction, as well as hip adduction, is in the frontal plane.
The prim mover for hip flexion is the Rectus femoris. This is a quadricep muscle that crosses the hip joint.
prime mover (agonist)
hip flexor
the supraspinatus ...I think Deltoid muscle(acromial part)
The deltoid is the prime mover in shoulder abduction. It's two antagonists are the pectoralis major and the latissimus dorsi.
The Prime Mover was created on 1961-03-24.
A prime mover is a machine which transforms energy to/from thermal or electrical, or pressure from/to mechanical form. Examples of a prime mover are engines or turbines.