Sternocleidomastoid muscle
musculus sternocleidomastoideus
Unilateral: tilts the head to the same side (lateral flexion of the neck) and rotates it so that the face looks upward, to the opposite side.

In the full entry
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- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Dyspnea and accessory respiratory muscles
- Congenital and spasmodic torticollis