How Does a Muscle Named Lateralis Differ from One Named

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Multiple Choice

How does a muscle named lateralis differ from one named latissimus?

• A) There is no difference; the two terms are synonymous.
• B) Lateralis refers to the side of the organism, whereas latissimus refers to the width of the structure.
• C) Latissimus means the structure is larger than one that is merely lateralis.
• D) Two muscles so named would always have completely different functions.
• E) A latissimus structure is always deep to a lateralis structure.