Human Anatomy (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134243818
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Patricia Brady Wilhelm, Jon B. Mallatt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Why would a radical mastectomy affect ability to adduct one’s arms (as in doing push-ups)? Would a lumpectomy cause a similar deficit? Why or why not? (Try to remember the main muscle used in doing push-ups: see Table 11.9.)
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