anterior scalene muscle
English
Alternative forms
- anterior scalene, scalenus anterior, scalenus anticus
Noun
anterior scalene muscle (plural anterior scalene muscles)
- (anatomy) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the scalene tubercle of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.
- Coordinate terms: middle scalene muscle, posterior scalene muscle
Translations
muscle
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References
- “scalenus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary