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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE PRIME MOVER»
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1
Introduction to Massage Therapy
Synergists, also known as accessory muscles, help the prime mover by
contracting at the same time to facilitate more effective movement. The anconeus
muscle is a synergist for triceps brachii in elbow extension. Special synergists
called ...
Mary Beth Braun, Stephanie J. Simonson, 2008
2
The Concise Book of Muscles
An example is the biceps brachii, which is the prime mover of elbow flexion.
Other muscles may assist the prime mover in providing the same movement,
albeit with less effect. Such muscles are called assistant or secondary movers.
3
Applied Biomechanics: Concepts and Connections
A synergist may assist by performing an action that is redundant to that of the
prime mover, or it may serve in a less obvious role that helps the movement
succeed. An example of redundancy of the prime mover and the synergist would
be ...
John McLester, Peter St. Pierre, 2007
4
The Structure of Being in Aristotle’s Metaphysics
THE PRIME MOVER AND ETERNITY We have seen why it is crucial for Aristotle
to insist that the Prime Mover must be unmoved. Yet to say that the Prime Mover
is unmoved does not entail that it is inert and inactive. Aristotle also repeatedly ...
5
NASM Essentials of Personal Fitness Training
Antagonist muscles perform the opposite action of the prime mover. For example,
the psoas (a deep hip flexor) is antagonistic to the gluteus maximus during hip
extension. Please refer to Chapter 4, Human Movement Science, for a more ...
6
Principles of Medical Physiology
An assistant mover is a servile synergist muscle that can aid the prime mover to
act as an emergency muscle either when great force is required or when
paralysis has occurred. For example, during elbow flexion, the brachioradialis
acts as the ...
When the prime mover is being stimulated the nerve impulse to the antagonist is
inhibited - this is known as reciprocal innervation. IN PRACTICE en you perform
an arm curl during a weights session you can feel the tension in the deltoid ...
John Honeybourne, Michael Hill, Helen Moors, 2000
8
The Massage Connection: Anatomy and Physiology
For example, the biceps brachii is the prime mover for flexion of the forearm.
Antagonists are prime movers that oppose the action of the agonist. In the above
example, the triceps brachii located in the back of the upper arm is the antagonist
.
This muscle is known as the prime mover. To allow elbow flexion to occur, the
triceps must cooperate and relax. This is known as the antagonist, and
sometimes exerts a 'braking' influence to help control the movement. As the
weight is ...
John Honeybourne, Michael Hill, Jon Wyse, 1998
10
Substances and Universals in Aristotle's Metaphysics
One of the conclusions he reaches about the Prime Mover is that, if it is to cause
eternal movement, its substance must be actuality (1071b18— 20). For Aristotle,
the substance of an object is its actuality.3 By that, Aristotle wishes to distinguish
...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE PRIME MOVER»
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Can Malaysia's Prime Minister Survive?
It is UMNO who decides who becomes the Prime Minister of Malaysia. ... a potential future prime minister), the prime mover behind the formation of UMNO and ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Jamaluddin Jarjis, the prime mover behind Malaysia-US ties
As news of Jamaluddin's demise in a helicopter crash in Semenyih, Selangor on Saturday swirled, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak paid tribute to ... «The Sun Daily, Apr 15»
Will Netanyahu win seal Iran deal?
It is in the best interests of the United States to continue that fight, but best interests are not always the prime mover behind Obama administration policies. «CNN, Mar 15»
Benjamin Netanyahu gave a decidedly patriotic speech to Congress …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a very simple message for a joint ... Netanyahu also cast America as the prime mover in Iran talks, the country ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
Walsall father was 'prime mover' in massive cannabis ring
Mr Alwyn Jones, defending, said: "Darryl Saund was not the prime mover or instigator. He was operating at a completely different level to his uncle." Another ... «expressandstar.com, Feb 15»
Seven Leaders to Inspire You to Act
Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Hunt Alternatives created the Prime Movers fellowship program in 2005 to support leaders of such social movements in the ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
Exploring The Twilight Zone #57: The Prime Mover
With the entire original run of The Twilight Zone available to watch instantly, we're partnering with Twitch Film to cover all of the show's 156 episodes. Are you ... «Film School Rejects, Aug 11»
