Deep pectoral

About the deep pectoral of the pig

Deep pectoral is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Musculus pectoralis profundus. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body of the pig, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.

Where it runs from and to

A muscle is told apart from its neighbours by what it takes hold of at each end, which is also what decides what it does when it shortens.

Origin

Sternum and the ventral parts of the costal cartilages.

Insertion

Greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus.

Action

Draws the limb caudally, or the trunk cranially when the limb is fixed.

Nerve

Caudal pectoral nerves.

Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.

Terminology

English

Deep pectoral

Latin (NAV)

Musculus pectoralis profundus

Status

A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria

Questions about the deep pectoral

What is the Latin name of the deep pectoral?

In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the deep pectoral is called Musculus pectoralis profundus.

Where is the deep pectoral of the pig?

Deep pectoral is a muscle of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.

Where does the deep pectoral originate and insert?

Origin: Sternum and the ventral parts of the costal cartilages. Insertion: Greater and lesser tubercles of the humerus.

What nerve supplies the deep pectoral?

Caudal pectoral nerves.

What does the deep pectoral do?

Draws the limb caudally, or the trunk cranially when the limb is fixed.