In Depth: Muscles. The major muscle in the chest is the pectoralis major. This large fan-shaped muscle stretches from the armpit up to the collarbone and down across the lower chest region on both sides of the chest. The two sides connect at the sternum, or breastbone.
Listen for bowel sounds for atleast 1 min in each quadrant and you should hear anywhere from 5-30 bowel sounds in each quadrant. If you don't hear anything or (0-4 bowel sounds) in a quadrant after 1 minute listen for a full 5 min. 0 to 4 bowel sounds heard in 5 min are called hypoactive Bowel sounds, more than 30 bowel sounds in a minute are called hyperactive... Hope this helps you ;--) May 14, '09.
For the next two months, the bloating and cramps were continual, and so were all the noises that sounded like they were coming from the stomach or small intestine. Wet, juicy noises, not like gas at all, and loud enough that I wouldn't have wanted to be in a room with people when they went on for hours at stretch.