Posterior scalene muscle

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.

Synonyms

anterior scalene muscle middle scalene muscle scalenus scalene muscle scalene posterior cricoarytenoid muscle scalenotomy sternocleidomastoid muscle sternochondroscapularis trapezius splenius longus capitis

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