Term Name: | sternocleidomastoid |
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Synonyms: | musculus sternocleidomastoideus, SCM, sterno-cleido-mastoid, sterno-mastoid, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscles, sternocleidomastoidei, sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleidomastoideus muscle, sternocleidomastoids, sternomastoid, sternomastoid muscle, supraclavicularis muscle |
Definition: | A paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It acts to flex and rotate the head. It also acts as an accessory muscle of inspiration, along with the scalene muscles of the neck. [WP,unvetted]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001128] |