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anterior scalene muscle

anterior scalene muscle noun: 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.

Noun

anterior scalene muscle (plural anterior scalene muscles)

  1. 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 of anterior scalene muscle

pluralanterior scalene muscles
alternative formanterior scalene
alternative formscalenus anterior
alternative formscalenus anticus

Questions about anterior scalene muscle

What does anterior scalene muscle mean?
Anterior scalene muscle means 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.
What part of speech is anterior scalene muscle?
Anterior scalene muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of anterior scalene muscle?
The plural of anterior scalene muscle is anterior scalene muscles.

Words near anterior scalene muscle in the dictionary

  1. anterior median fissures
  2. anterior pituitaries
  3. anterior pituitary
  4. anterior pituitary gland
  5. anterior pituitary glands
  6. anterior scalene muscle
  7. anterior spinal arteries
  8. anterior spinal artery
  9. anterior spinal artery syndrome
  10. anterior superior alveolar arteries
  11. anterior superior alveolar artery

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