scalene muscle posterior
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scalene — 1. Having sides of unequal length, said of a triangle so formed. 2. One of several muscles so named. See scalenus anterior (muscle), musculus scalenus anticus, scalenus medius (muscle), scalenus … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle — Posterior cricoarytenoid Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. Latin musculus cricoarytenoideus posterior … Wikipedia
Scalene muscles — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The anterior vertebral muscles. Caption2 = Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Origin =… … Wikipedia
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
musculus scalenus posterior — [TA] posterior scalene muscle: origin, posterior tubercles of transverse processes of fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae; insertion, second rib; innervation, sixth to eighth cervical; action, raises second rib, flexes cervical vertebrae laterally … Medical dictionary
Sternocleidomastoid muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Sternocleidomastoid Latin = musculus sternocleidomastoideus GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 390 Caption = The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right.) Caption2 = Muscles of the… … Wikipedia
Levator scapulae muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Levator scapulae muscle Latin = musculus levator scapulae GraySubject = 121 GrayPage = 435 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Levator scapula visible at upper right, at the neck.)… … Wikipedia
Levator claviculae muscle — Latin musculus levator claviculae Origin Anterior portion of transverse processes of C1 C4 vertebrae Insertion Lateral half of the clavicle … Wikipedia
Digastric muscle — Muscles of the neck. Lateral view … Wikipedia
