sternocleidomastoid

Term ID

UBERON:0001128

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]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternocleidomastoid_muscle

References

• BTO:0005125
• EMAPA:25137
• MA:0002384
• NCIT:C33616
• OpenCyc:Mx4rv2bMg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• Sternocleidomastoid:muscle
• UMLS:C0224153
• VHOG:0000853
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0224153
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181741009

Ontology

Uberon Ontology