anterior scalene muscle

English

Alternative forms

• anterior scalene, scalenus anterior, scalenus anticus

Noun

anterior scalene muscle (plural anterior scalene muscles)

1. (anatomy) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the scalene tubercle of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.

   Coordinate terms: middle scalene muscle, posterior scalene muscle

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前斜角肌 (qián xiéjiǎojī)

• German: vorderer Treppenmuskel m

References

• “scalenus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.