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GCSE Physical Education · key term
Muscles at the front of the upper chest that help move the arms at the shoulders.
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Paper 1
Revise: Major musclesThe pectorals are at the front of the upper chest. They help move the arms at the shoulders and are involved in throwing actions, such as a javelin throw. The latissimus dorsi is a broad muscle on either side of the back, below the shoulders.
Muscles at the front of the upper chest that help expand the chest during inspiration in exercise.
Paper 1
Muscles at the front of the chest that help bring the arm forwards and across the body.
Revise: Location of major muscle groupsThe pectorals lie at the front of the chest. They help move the arms forwards and across the body, as when bringing the racket arm across the chest during a tennis forehand.
Distinguish relaxed expiration at rest from forced expiration during exercise. Name the pectorals and sternocleidomastoid for exercise inspiration, and the abdominals for exercise expiration.
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