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scalene muscle

Term ID
UBERON:0008611
Synonyms
  • lateral cervical muscle
  • lateral cervical muscles
  • lateral vertebral muscle
  • m scalenus
  • scalene muscle
  • scalene muscles
  • scalenes
  • scaleneus
  • scaleni
  • scalenus
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Definition
Any of the three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck, namely the scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, and scalenus posterior. They are innervated by the spinal nerves C4-C8[WP]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalene_muscles
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