Table 4.
Muscle mass as a fraction of body mass
| Subject | Subject mass (kg) | Pectoralis transversus and descendens | Pectoralis profundus | Serratus ventralis cervicis | Serratus ventralis thoracis | Brachio- cephalicus & Omotrans- versarius | Subclavius | Trapezius | Latissimus dorsi | Rhomboid cervicis | Rhomboid thoracis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 400 | 3.90 | 7.50 | 4.50 | 7.75 | 6.63 | 3.40 | 1.51 | 4.43 | 1.46 | 1.15 |
| B | 450 | 3.64 | 6.67 | – | – | 8.56 | 2.43 | 1.49 | 3.82 | – | – |
| C | 470 | 3.53 | 5.73 | 5.08 | 7.25 | 8.78 | 2.55 | 1.90 | 4.15 | 1.38 | 1.27 |
| D | 500 | 3.38 | 5.63 | 4.83 | 6.84 | 7.87 | 2.56 | 1.63 | 3.95 | 1.27 | 1.21 |
| E | 270 | 3.50 | 5.57 | 4.98 | 7.08 | 8.60 | 2.46 | 1.78 | 4.09 | 1.31 | 1.19 |
| F | 600 | 2.63 | 5.17 | 4.00 | 5.17 | 4.05 | 2.57 | 1.07 | 3.66 | 1.10 | 0.91 |
| G | 600 | 2.76 | 5.17 | 3.50 | 4.63 | 5.00 | 2.75 | 1.09 | 3.08 | 1.02 | 0.37 |
| Mean | 2.92 | 5.92 | 4.48 | 6.45 | 7.07 | 2.67 | 1.75 | 3.88 | 1.26 | 1.04 | |
| SD | 0.47 | 0.86 | 0.62 | 1.25 | 1.90 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.34 |
The data were scaled assuming geometric similarity. Owing to damage inflicted during post-mortem, data for several muscles were not available for subject B.