NOUN
- any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
How To Use scalene muscle In A Sentence
- Conclusions: The contraction of the posterior components of the anterior and middle scalene muscle may be the main reason of the upper trunk thoracic outlet syndrome.
- The scalene muscles as a whole are considered as the intercostal muscles of the thorax, located in the neck.
- Conclusions: The contraction of the posterior components of the anterior and middle scalene muscle may be the main reason of the upper trunk thoracic outlet syndrome.
- It may perforate the middle and posterior scalene muscles; these two muscles usually form a common mass.
- The fifth cervical nerve may pass in front of or through the anterior scalene muscle.