A pectoralis major tear happens when you injure your pec tendon or chest muscle. This type of injury is rare, and it typically happens to athletes or weightlifters.
The pectoralis minor lies deep under the pectoralis major. It is not injured by direct injury but by overuse. You're likely to have pectoralis minor pain if you participate in weight training, rugby, swimming, or bodybuilding. The pain from this muscle is usually subacute (the onset is gradu...
pectoralis major c. deltoid d. trapezius What are the muscles of the arm? Which muscle is divided into three segments: clavicular, sternal, and costal? a. trapezius b. pectoralis minor c. pectoralis major d. serratus anterior Which of these muscles is located on the ventral (anterior) side...
Objectives: Defining the posterior extent of breast cancer prior to surgery has clinical implications. However, there are limited data available to guide the interpretation of breast cancers seen on MRI that abut the pectoralis muscle but lack associated muscle enhancement.Myers, Kelly S....
Name the long muscle that originates on the anterior, superior iliac spine. Identify the largest part of the human brain. Another name for the anterior thoracic area is the ___. (a) sternal region (b) clavicular region (c) pectoral region (d) diaphragmatic region. Considering...
The patient is placed under general anesthesia. The skin of the chest is prepped with a sterile solution. A small, two inch incision is made over the second rib where it joins the breast bone (at the Angle of Louis.) The incision is carried down through the pectoralis major muscle (the...
The pushup is a basic movement that primarily works the pectoralis major of the chest, which is a two-headed muscle group comprised of an upper and lower head. The pushup also works several other muscles, all of which act as assisting movers during the movement. These muscles are the ante...
It’s the group of muscles on the front side of your abdomen: “The rectus abdominis is the most superficial muscle and creates the ‘six-pack look,’ while the transverse abdominis is the deepest abdominal muscle,” he explains. But strong abdominal muscles are for more than aesthetics — ...
Accordingly, the bench press gets a lot of attention, and rightfully so: it is a highly effective exercise for the pushing muscles such as the pectoralis major and minor of the chest, the deltoid in the shoulders, the serratus anterior, and the triceps. ...
The pectoralis major extends across the upper part of the chest and is attached to a ridge at the rear of the humerus (the bone of the upper arm). Its major actions are adduction, or depression, of the arm (in opposition to the action of the deltoideus muscle) and rotation of the ar...