Chest muscles

The chest (pectorals) muscles are made up of two major muscles - the pectoralis minor and pectoralis major (clavicular head and sternal head). Click on the links below to read a full description of each muscle.

The pectoralis muscles are made up of the muscles below:

• Clavicular head *
• Sternal head *
• Pectoralis minor

* The clavicular head and the sternal head together are referred to as the pectoralis major.

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