Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionHead and neck

Interscalene space (interscalene triangle)

spatium interscalenum

A triangular slit at the base of the neck, on each side. The base is the upper border of the 1st rib; the sides are the scalenus anterior (in front, by its lateral border) and the scalenus medius (behind, by its medial border).

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