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Q: What is the criteria naming the pectoralis major?
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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


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.


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


What class lever is the pectoralis major?

The pectoralis major is a third class lever.


Is there a muscle deep to pectoralis major?

Pectoralis minor.


Is the heart superficial to the pectoralis major?

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


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.


Which muscle lies deep to the pectoralis major?

pectoralis minor and subclavius muscle.


Which muscles are your chest muscles?

The Pectoralis Major (large superficial) and Pectoralis Minor


Are the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor antagonistic to one another?

No. They are synergists to each other.


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.