Table 5.
Muscle mass as a fraction of (body mass)1/3
| 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 | 2.52 | 6.94 | 4.68 | 0.63 | 6.56 | 6.81 | 2.32 | 4.54 | 6.18 | 1.13 |
| B | 450 | 3.07 | 6.69 | – | – | 8.99 | 6.42 | 2.82 | 5.06 | – | – |
| C | 470 | 2.99 | 5.92 | 4.08 | 0.75 | 11.33 | 6.42 | 3.58 | 5.79 | 4.25 | 2.55 |
| D | 500 | 3.00 | 6.26 | 4.39 | 0.78 | 11.95 | 6.33 | 3.86 | 5.92 | 4.26 | 2.48 |
| E | 270 | 3.15 | 6.03 | 4.56 | 0.70 | 9.53 | 6.50 | 3.61 | 5.72 | 4.08 | 2.45 |
| F | 600 | 1.70 | 6.07 | 3.25 | 0.64 | 9.37 | 7.19 | 1.86 | 3.51 | 2.89 | 1.73 |
| G | 600 | 2.54 | 4.82 | 2.91 | 0.67 | 9.87 | 7.35 | 1.57 | 4.39 | 3.32 | 1.41 |
| Mean | 2.71 | 6.10 | 3.98 | 0.69 | 9.66 | 6.72 | 2.80 | 4.99 | 4.15 | 2.03 | |
| STD | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.06 | 1.74 | 0.41 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 1.13 | 0.62 |
The data were scaled assuming geometric similarity. Owing to damage inflicted during post-mortem, data for several muscles were not available for subject B.