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The company notes no research stating that one intramuscular site is more effective than the other. Many women find the gluteal site more comfortable.

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Commonly used for intramuscular injections?

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Where is the Gluteus Maximus on a body?

Gluteus Maximus is the correct name for your buttocks.


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What is a sentence for gluteus maximus?

The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body and is responsible for hip extension and external rotation.


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I assume for use as an injection site. Deltoid muscle (shoulder) and Gluteus maximus (butt cheek)


Is the gluteus maximus the largest of the gluteus muscles in the cat?

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What are the 3 muscles used as sites for intramuscular injection?

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Gluteus maximus- upper, outer quadrant of buttocks. Vastus lateralis- outer aspect of thigh. Deltoid- top of arm.


What is the name of the muscle in the buttocks?

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What exercise works the glutemas maximus?

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What is the muscle that holds the gluteus maximus called?

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