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scalenus posterior

Term ID
UBERON:0001123
Synonyms
  • musculus scalenus posterior
  • posterior scalene
  • posterior scalene muscle
  • scalenus dorsalis
  • scalenus dorsalis muscle
Definition
The Scalenus posterior (Scalenus posticus), the smallest and most deeply seated of the three Scaleni, arises, by two or three separate tendons, from the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the lower two or three cervical vertebræ, and is inserted by a thin tendon into the outer surface of the second rib, behind the attachment of the serratus ventralis. It is occasionally blended with the Scalenus medius. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalenus_posterior
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