English Explanatory Dictionary

anterior scalene muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

anterior scalene muscle anterior scalene muscles anterior scalene scalenus anterior scalenus anticus
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