Scalenus anterior
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| Scalenus anterior | |
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| The anterior vertebral muscles. (Scalenus anterior visible at bottom left.) | |
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| Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. (Scalenus anterior visible at center left.) | |
| Latin | musculus scalenus anterior |
| Gray's | subject #114 396 |
| Origin | C3-C6 |
| Insertion | first rib |
| Artery: | Ascending cervical artery (branch of Inferior thyroid artery) |
| Nerve: | ventral ramus of C5, C6 |
| Action: | elevate 1st rib, rotate the neck to the opposite side |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | m_22/12550636 |
The Scalenus anterior (Scalenus anticus), also known as anterior scalene muscle, lies deeply at the side of the neck, behind the Sternocleidomastoideus.
It arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebræ, and descending, almost vertically, is inserted by a narrow, flat tendon into the scalene tubercle on the inner border of the first rib, and into the ridge on the upper surface of the rib in front of the subclavian groove.
Additional images
 A cervical vertebra |
 Peculiar ribs. |
 Muscles of the neck. Lateral view. |
 Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. |
 The internal mammary artery and its branches. |
 The right brachial plexus with its short branches, viewed from in front. |
See also
External links
- LUC sa
- 1074135100 at GPnotebook
- scalenus+anterior+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
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List of muscles of head and neck: the neck | |
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| Cervical | CN VII (superficial): platysma CN XI (deep): sternocleidomastoid |
| Suprahyoid | CN V3 (medial): mylohyoid - anterior belly of digastric
CN VII (lateral): stylohyoid - posterior belly of digastric C1 (deep): geniohyoid |
| Infrahyoid/strap | C1: thyrohyoid C1-C3: sternohyoid - sternothyroid - omohyoid |
| Vertebral | C1-C6 (anterior): rectus capitis (anterior, lateralis) - longus (capitis, colli) C3-C8 (lateral): scalene (anterior, medius, posterior) |
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