What is the rarest muscle in the body? And other disappearing human anatomy
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With only an estimated 8% of the population possessing it, the sternalis is often cited as a top contender when asking: what is the rarest muscle in the body?. However, other muscles, like the palmaris longus and pyramidalis, are also commonly absent, making the definition of “rarest” a matter of some debate among anatomists.
