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Noun: musculus scalenus
  1. Any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
    - scalenus, scalene muscle

Type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Nearest

musculus deltoideus
musculus intercostalis
musculus obliquus externus abdominis
musculus pectoralis
musculus pectoralis major
musculus pectoralis minor
musculus quadriceps femoris
musculus rhomboideus major
musculus rhomboideus minor
musculus sartorius
musculus scalenus
musculus serratus anterior
musculus serratus posterior
musculus sphincter ani
musculus sphincter ani externus
musculus sphincter ani internus
musculus sphincter ductus choledochi
musculus sphincter ductus pancreatici
musculus sphincter pupillae
musculus sphincter pylori
musculus sphincter urethrae