Anatomy

Pectoralis Muscles

The pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles that make up the upper and fore part of the chest in front of the AXILLA.

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Abstract

The pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles that make up the upper and fore part of the chest in front of the AXILLA.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Pectoral Muscle
  • Muscle, Pectoral
  • Muscle, Pectoralis
  • Pectoral Muscles
  • Pectoralis Muscle
  • Pectoralis Major
  • Pectoralis Major Muscle
  • Pectoralis Minor
  • Pectoralis Minor Muscle
  • Muscle, Pectoralis Major
  • Muscle, Pectoralis Minor
  • Muscles, Pectoralis Major
  • Pectoralis Major Muscles
  • Pectoralis Majors
  • Pectoralis Minor Muscles
  • Pectoralis Minors

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent

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  1. A02w.633w.567w.775w

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NLM Classification

WE 715

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pectoralis Muscles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010369. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010369
  2. Pectoralis Muscles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectoral_muscles
  3. Pectoralis Muscles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q660627