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Pectoralis profundus muscle [Pectoralis ascendens muscle] - End
Musculus pectoralis profundus [musculus pectoralis ascendens] - Terminationes
- Synonym: Deep pectoral muscle [Ascending pectoral muscle] - Ends
Definition
The deep pectoral muscle ends on the lesser tubercle of the humerus.
References
International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature. 2017. Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria. Sixth Edition. Ghent (Belgium).
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
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