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posterior scalene muscle

posterior scalene muscle noun: a muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.

Noun

posterior scalene muscle (plural posterior scalene muscles)

  1. A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.

Forms of posterior scalene muscle

pluralposterior scalene muscles
alternative formposterior scalene
alternative formscalenus posterior

Questions about posterior scalene muscle

What does posterior scalene muscle mean?
Posterior scalene muscle means a muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck.
What part of speech is posterior scalene muscle?
Posterior scalene muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of posterior scalene muscle?
The plural of posterior scalene muscle is posterior scalene muscles.

Words near posterior scalene muscle in the dictionary

  1. posterior mals
  2. posterior nares
  3. posterior naris
  4. posterior probabilities
  5. posterior probability
  6. posterior scalene muscle
  7. posterior spinal arteries
  8. posterior spinal artery
  9. posterior superior alveolar arteries
  10. posterior superior alveolar artery
  11. posterior triangle

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