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Strong Support
The chest muscle in dead bodies has a top part that's smooth and a bottom part made of 6 to 7 separate chunks, where the lowest chunk wraps around the one above it like a cradle — this unique shape might change how the muscle works and how doctors fix it in surgery.
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Three‐dimensional study of pectoralis major muscle and tendon architecture
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2009 MayThe study looked at the chest muscle in dead bodies and found it has the exact structure the claim says it does — a top part that's smooth and a bottom part made of 6–7 sections, with the lowest one curling forward to hold the one above it.
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