pectoralis minor muscle

human chest muscle that protracts the shoulder
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q757083
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pectoralis minor muscle

Summary

pectoralis minor muscle is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #273 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • pectoralis minor muscle's image is recorded as Pectoralis minor muscle animation small.gif[3].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's instance of is recorded as chiral muscle organ type[5].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's subclass of is recorded as pectoral muscle[6].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[7].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's part of is recorded as muscle of thorax[8].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's Commons category is recorded as Pectoralis minor muscles[9].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038m6l[10].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A04.4.01.006[11].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 13109[13].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/pectoralis-minor[14].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's UBERON ID is recorded as 0001100[15].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's arterial supply is recorded as thoracoacromial artery[16].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's arterial supply is recorded as superior thoracic artery[17].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's venous drainage is recorded as pectoral veins[18].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's innervated by is recorded as medial pectoral nerve[19].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's muscle action is recorded as medial rotation of the pectoral girdle[20].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's muscle action is recorded as protraction of the pectoral girdle[21].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 23174[22].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's muscle origin is recorded as third rib[23].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's muscle origin is recorded as fourth rib[24].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's muscle origin is recorded as fifth rib[25].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's muscle insertion is recorded as coracoid process[26].
  • pectoralis minor muscle's GPnotebook ID is recorded as 13631566[27].

Why It Matters

pectoralis minor muscle draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #273 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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