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Q: Where is the orgin of the pectoralis minor?
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Are the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor antagonistic?

No they are not


Is there a muscle deep to pectoralis major?

Pectoralis minor.


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)


A flat thoracic muscle deep to the pectoralis major that acts to draw the scapula inferiorly or to elevate the rib cage?

It's the Pectoralis Minor!


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 muscles are your chest muscles?

The Pectoralis Major (large superficial) and Pectoralis Minor


Which muscle lies deep to the pectoralis major?

pectoralis minor and subclavius muscle.


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

No. They are synergists to each other.


Moves the scapula forward and downward?

Pectoralis Minor


What curves anteriorly and inferiorly from the clavicle?

Pectoralis Minor


Which of the muscles pull the scapula into a down?

Pectoralis Minor