anterior scalene muscle (English, noun)
expansion: anterior scalene muscle (plural anterior scalene muscles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: anterior scalene muscles
tags: plural
form: anterior scalene
tags: alternative
form: scalenus anterior
tags: alternative
form: scalenus anticus
tags: alternative