pectoralis major

NOUN
  1. a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm
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How To Use pectoralis major In A Sentence

  • An instance of the origin of the long tendon of the biceps from the tendon of pectoralis major is described by Koster.
  • Promote breast musculus pectoralis major and musculus pectoralis minor, effectively improve loose and droopy breasts, and keep breasts firm and elastic.
  • The muscle is swung around and sutured to the caudal portion of the defect at the pectoralis major's origin and at the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle.
  • Objective To analyze the results of the use of pectoralis major myocutaneous (PMMC) flap for defects in the head and neck.
  • With the pectoralis major cut off, the shoulders caved inward as if in a perpetual shrug, making it impossible to move the arm forward or sideways. The Emperor of All Maladies
  • But Halsted, evidently scornful of “mistaken kindness,” did not stop his surgery at the pectoralis major. The Emperor of All Maladies
  • It differs in thickness at different parts, being thin over the Biceps brachii, but thicker where it covers the Triceps brachii, and over the epicondyles of the humerus: it is strengthened by fibrous aponeuroses, derived from the Pectoralis major and Latissimus dorsi medially, and from the Deltoideus laterally. IV. Myology. 7d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Arm
  • Repetitive, strenuous, isometric contractions of the pectoralis major muscle over 6 weeks produced about a 50% increase in strength and expiratory reserve volume, and a 14% decrease in residual volume in six patients with tetraplegia.
  • Results all flaps heal well except part of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap necrosisConclusion Organ reconstruction and defect repair using flap is practical.
  • Methods The form, vessels and rib - sternal relation of the Sternocostal part of pectoralis major muscle were observed on 30 sides adult cadaveric.
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