
Human Anatomy
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Author: SALADIN, Kenneth
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 12, Problem 2WWWTS
Summary Introduction
To Determine:
The reason why the sttement'pectoralis minor serves mainly to adduct the humerus' is false.
Introduction:
The pectoralis is the smallest muscle of the chest; which is thin and flat, located immidietely underneath the pectoralis major. Humerus is the long bone in the upper arm, which is located between the shoulder and elbow joint.
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