Brystmuskel

Pectoralis Major

• Udspring: Brystben, kraveben og ribbensbrusk
• Hæfte: Øverst foran på overarmsknoglen

Brystmuskel

Funktion

• Abducts the arm at the shoulder..

  This means that the pectoralis major muscle moves the upper arm away from the vertical midline of the body (i.e. the action of raising your arms to the side).

• Medially rotates the upper arm..

  This means that the pectoralis major muscle rotates the upper arm inward around the axis of the bone (i.e. it rotates the upper arm toward the vertical midline of the body).

Brystmuskel

Udspring: Brystben, kraveben og ribbensbrusk
Hæfte: Øverst foran på overarmsknoglen

Brystmuskel

Brystmuskel funktion

• Abducts the arm at the shoulder..

  This means that the pectoralis major muscle moves the upper arm away from the vertical midline of the body (i.e. the action of raising your arms to the side).

• Medially rotates the upper arm..

  This means that the pectoralis major muscle rotates the upper arm inward around the axis of the bone (i.e. it rotates the upper arm toward the vertical midline of the body).

Placering af Brystmuskel

Brystmuskel