answersLogoWhite

0

What does the pectoralis do?

Updated: 8/11/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Best Answer

depresses the point of the shoulder, drawing the scapula inferior and medial, towards the thorax, and throwing its inferior angle posteriorly.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

its a muscle in your chest

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

coracoid process of scapula

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does the pectoralis do?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What muscles attach the arm to the thorax a pectoralis major and teres major b supraspinatus and latissimus dorsi c pectoralis minor and pectoralis major d latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major?

pectoralis major and pectoralis minor


Where is the perctoralis muscle?

there are two muscles with pectoralis in their name, Pectoralis Major and Pectoralis Minor. Pectoralis Major is the main muscle of the chest and pectoralis minor is deep to it (so you can't feel it because pectoralis major completely covers it)


Are the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor antagonistic?

No they are not


Is there a muscle deep to pectoralis major?

Pectoralis minor.


Is the heart deep or superficial to the pectoralis major?

The heart is deep to the pectoralis major. The pectoralis major is superficial to the heart.


When was Enneanectes pectoralis created?

Enneanectes pectoralis was created in 1941.


When was Ophiclinus pectoralis created?

Ophiclinus pectoralis was created in 1980.


When was Dactyloscopus pectoralis created?

Dactyloscopus pectoralis was created in 1861.


Do the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor produce different movements?

Yes. The pectoralis minor moves from the back to the front of the body while pectoralis major moves from the outside to the inside in the front plane of the body.


Function of the pectoralis?

The pectoralis is really two muscles the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor. It is responsible for flexing or twisting motion of the arm for example lifting something or throwing a ball. The pectoralis major is also key to keeping the arm connected to the trunk of the body.


Which muscles are your chest muscles?

The Pectoralis Major (large superficial) and Pectoralis Minor


What class lever is the pectoralis major?

The pectoralis major is a third class lever.