Radical mastectomy is a type of surgery for breast cancer that involves removing

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Radical mastectomy is a type of surgery for breast cancer that involves removing all of the breast tissue, the lymph nodes, and the pectoralis major muscle. What functional impairment would be present following this surgery? Which other muscles a physical therapist train to enable the patient to regain some of this lost function? A stroke, caused by a clot in a blood vessel of the brain, may lead to a loss of function of certain muscles. Which motions would an individual be unable to perform if the following muscles lost function? a. Orbicularis oculi ____ b. Sternocleidomastoid ____ c. Gluteus maximus _____ The pectoralis minor normally orginates on the third to fifth ribs and inserts into the coracoiid process of the scapula. Predict its action from this information. When a person is in respiratory distress, the origin and insertion of the pectralis minor actually switch, and the part of the muscle attached to the coracoid process acts as the origin. How will this change the muscle's action?

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4. Radical mastectomy can lead to hematoma, seroma, difficulty arm movements , difficulty shoulder movements..

We can train the patient to use deltoid and serratus anterior to provide some degree of movement

5.orbicularis oculi used for closing his eyes..

Sternocleidomastoid is used for turning the head to look to the opposite side

.Gluteus maximus forms major portion of the butt region used for extension of hip

6.pectoralis minor depresses the shoulder point, draws the scapula towards thorax and it's inferior angle posteriorly

7. This change is useful as it acts as accessory muscle for respiration.so that the patient can have forceful breathing during distress

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