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scalene muscle
scalene musclen. Any of three muscles on each side of the neck that originate at the cervical vertebrae and insert into either the first or second ribs, serving to bend and rotate the neck and assist breathing by raising the first and second ribs. Also called scalenus.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scalene muscle - any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathingmusculus scalenus, scalenusskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes |
EncyclopediaSeescalenescalene muscle
scalene musclen. Any of three muscles on each side of the neck that originate at the cervical vertebrae and insert into either the first or second ribs, serving to bend and rotate the neck and assist breathing by raising the first and second ribs. Also called scalenus.scalene muscleThe anterior, the middle, or the posterior scalene muscle -- neck muscles. Origins: transverse processes of vertebrae C1-C7. Insertions: upper surfaces of ribs 1-2. Nerves: cervical spinal C4-C8. Actions: raises ribs 1-2, bends neck ipsilaterally. See also: musclescalene muscle
Related to scalene muscle: anterior scalene muscleSynonyms for scalene musclenoun any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second ribSynonyms- musculus scalenus
- scalenus
Related Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
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