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left scalene muscle

Also called: left scalenius muscle

3D model: left scalene muscle — 3D models: SPL Head and Neck Atlas, M. Jakab, R. Kikinis, Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (openanatomy.org). All or portions of this licensed product (such portions are the "Software") have been obtained under license from The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. and are subject to the terms and conditions of the 3D Slicer License, part B. Designed for research purposes only; clinical applications are neither recommended nor advised. Modified: meshes converted and simplified.

In 1 atlas

Head and neck (SPL atlas)

Definition

muscles on the sides of the neck

Source: Wikidata · Licence: CC0-1.0

Description from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org/), available under CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Relations

Insertion: left first rib, left second rib
Innervation: third cervical nerve, sixth cervical nerve
Arterial supply: ascending cervical artery, left inferior thyroid artery

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