Muscles Of Pectoral Region Flashcards
Which muscle is responsible for adducting and medially rotating the arm?
Pectoralis major
True or False: The pectoralis minor is located deep to the pectoralis major.
True
Which muscle is responsible for protracting the scapula?
Serratus anterior
What is the function of the subclavius muscle?
Stabilizes and depresses the clavicle
Which muscle is sometimes referred to as the ‘boxer’s muscle’?
Pectoralis major
Which muscle originates from the ribs and inserts into the coracoid process of the scapula?
Pectoralis minor
What is the action of the pectoralis major muscle?
Flexion, adduction, and medial rotation of the arm
What is the innervation of the pectoralis major muscle?
Medial and lateral pectoral nerves (C5-T1)
Which muscle is responsible for drawing the scapula forward and around the thorax?
Serratus anterior
What is the function of the pectoralis minor muscle?
Protraction of the shoulder girdle
Depression of the shoulder
With fixed scapula, it can raise the ribs in forced inspiration
True or False: The pectoralis minor muscle is larger and more superficial than the pectoralis major.
False
Which muscle originates from the outer surface of ribs 1-8?
Serratus anterior
What is the action of the serratus anterior muscle?
Protraction and upward rotation of the scapula
What is the innervation of the pectoralis minor muscle?
Medial pectoral nerve (C8-T1)
Which muscle is responsible for raising the ribs during forced inhalation?
Serratus anterior
What is the insertion of the pectoralis major muscle?
Greater tubercle of the humerus
What is the insertion of the pectoralis minor muscle?
Into the medial border and the upper surface of the coracoid process.
Which muscle is responsible for stabilizing and depressing the clavicle during movements of the shoulder girdle?
Subclavius
What is the innervation of the serratus anterior muscle?
Long thoracic nerve (C5-C7)
True or False: The pectoralis major muscle is divided into clavicular and sternal heads.
True
Which muscle is located deep to the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles?
Subclavius
What is the action of the subclavius muscle?
It steadies the clavicle thus preventing excessive movements of the shoulder girdle.
Which muscle is responsible for stabilizing the scapula against the thorax?
Pectoralis minor
What is the origin of the pectoralis major muscle?
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Clavicular head: arises from the anterior surface of the medial 1/2 of the
clavicle. -
Sternocostal head: aroses from:
. Anterior surface of the sternum
. Front of the upper** 6 costal cartilages.**
. Aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle.