Espiral AtlasScalenus medius muscle
musculus scalenus medius
Laterally flexes the neck; elevates the 1st rib in forced inspiration. With the scalenus posterior, it forms part of the floor of the lateral cervical region; the brachial plexus and the 3rd part of the subclavian artery pass between it and the scalenus anterior.
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- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
Related clinical cases
- Dyspnea and accessory respiratory muscles