pectoralis minor

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Introduction

Deep muscle of the chest wall.

Origin

3rd to 5th ribs at the costochondral articulations

Insertion

tip of coracoid process of the scapula

Action

draws down scapula or raises ribs

Innervation

medial pectoral nerve

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999