The scalene muscles are a group of three muscles on each side of the neck, identified as the anterior, the middle, and the posterior. They are innervated...

the lengths of all three semi-principal axes are different Scalene muscles of the neck Scalene tubercle, a slight ridge on the first rib prolonged internally...

The sternocleidomastoid muscle is one of the largest and most superficial cervical muscles. The primary actions of the muscle are rotation of the head...

(1966). Scalene and sternomastoid muscle function. Journal of Applied Physiology, 21, 497-502. Campbell, E. J. M. (1955). The role of the scalene and sternomastoid...

opposite directions. The scalene muscles, which also move the chest wall and have a function in inhalation, are also intercostal muscles, just not one of the...

outward medially, and is the site of insertion for scalenus anterior. Scalene muscle first rib Phillippe, Dartvelle (2006). "Anterior Approach to Superior...

Other muscles that can be involved in inhalation include: External intercostal muscles Scalene muscles Sternocleidomastoid muscle Trapezius muscle Hyperinflation...

occipital or mastoid, to the trapezius, scalene or serratus anterior, or to the first or second rib. The muscle may be subdivided into several distinct...

scapulae muscle Rhomboid major muscle and Rhomboid minor muscle Trapezius muscle elevation of the ribs Pectoralis minor muscle Scalene muscles mandible...

the scalene muscles (anterior, middle and posterior scalene) are typically considered accessory muscles of respiration. Accessory bone List of muscles of...