The prime mover is Select one: a. a muscle working in opposition to another muscle. b. the end of the muscle where the action occurs. c. the muscle that does most of the movement. d. the stationary end of the muscle. e. a group of muscles that work together to cause movement.

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Saniyah Potts

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21 May, 05:16

The prime mover is Select one: a. a muscle working in opposition to another muscle. b. the end of the muscle where the action occurs. c. the muscle that does most of the movement. d. the stationary end of the muscle. e. a group of muscles that work together to cause movement.

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Louis Duke · Answer 1

c. the muscle that does most of the movement.

Explanation:

The prime mover can also be called an agonist or the working muscles as it leads to the occurrence of movement by establish a specific usual range of movement in a joint via contraction.

It is the central muscle that particularly aid a specific movement or action.

Take for example, the triceps brachii is the major muscle that particularly aid movement during a triceps extension.