What is Pectoralis minor muscle? The pectoralis minor is triangular in shape and is under the pectoralis major. Together, they make up the axilla’s anterior wall. Together with other chest muscles, it works various movements of the scapula and can also work as an accessory muscle of respiration. Origin From the anterior third to fifth…
What is Tere major muscle? One of the seven scapulohumeral muscles is attached to the scapula and humerus. It is a muscle that is thick and somewhat flattened. The humerus is supported in its medial rotation and extension by the teres major muscle, which means “rounded” in Latin. It is located above the latissimus dorsi…
What is the Serratus anterior muscle? At the lateral wall of the thorax, there is a fan-shaped muscle called the serratus anterior muscle. Its fundamental part lies deep under the scapula and the pectoral muscles. Between the latissimus dorsi and pectoralis major muscles, palpation is simple. The muscle may even be visible to the naked…
What is the Subclavius muscle? A short, three-sided muscle of the thoracic wall located below the clavicle is the subclavius muscle. It travels laterally from the first rib to insert on the middle third of the clavicle’s undersurface. The fundamental capability of the subclavius is to stabilize the clavicle during the action of the shoulder…
What are Rhomboid muscles? The rhomboid muscles are a group of muscles located in the upper back region, between the spine and the shoulder blades. They are named for their shape, which resembles a rhombus or diamond shape. Two bilateral, superficial muscles in the upper back are the rhomboids. They contain two practically comparative muscles…
What is Opponens digiti minimi muscle? An intrinsic hand muscle is the opponens digiti minimi. It is a member of the hypothenar muscle group along with the abductor digiti minimi and flexor digiti minimi brevis muscles. Every one of the three muscles is situated in the hypothenar compartment of the hand. On the ulnar side…
What is Latissimus dorsi muscle? The muscle known as the latissimus dorsi (the lats muscle’ or ‘lats’) is the broadest in the human body. Except for the trapezius, it covers almost all of the muscles in the posterior trunk of the back. The latissimus dorsi muscle is a member of the superficial layer of the…
What are the Dorsal interossei muscles? The hand’s short bipennate intrinsic muscles are the dorsal interossei. Along with the palmar interossei muscles, they can be found on the dorsal side of the hand in the space between the metacarpal bones. The dorsal interossei muscles comprise four short muscles that connect to the adjoining sides of…
What are Palmar interossei muscles? The palmar interossei are the hand’s short, unipennate intrinsic muscles. Together with the dorsal interossei muscles, they occupy the spaces between the metacarpal bones and are located on the palmar surface of the hand. There are four muscles called palmar interossei that attach to the first, second, fourth, and fifth…
What is the Abductor digiti minimi muscle? The hand’s abductor digiti minimi is a short intrinsic muscle. Because it affects the fifth finger, it is part of a group of muscles called the hypothenar muscles. The opponens digiti minimi and flexor digiti minimi brevis are two additional hypothenar muscles. The abduction of the fifth finger…
