scalene muscle

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sca·lene muscle (sk

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Any of three muscles on each side of the neck that serve to bend and rotate the neck and that assist breathing by raising or fixing the first two ribs.

scalene muscle

see Table 13.1I.

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abductor muscle of little toe depressor muscle of angle of mouth depressor muscle of lower lip scalenectomy scalenus anterior syndrome smallest scalene muscle			Falla D, Rainoldi A, Jull G, Stavrou G, Tsao H (2004d) Lack of correlation between sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscle fatigability and duration of symptoms in chronic neck pain patients. Evaluation of outcomes in patients with neck pain treated with ... by Carpenter, Kristin J.; Mintken, Paul E.; Cleland, Joshua A. / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy External compression of the vein may be caused by hypertrophy of the subclavian muscle tendon or anterior scalene muscle, cervical ribs, first rib, or callus of the clavicle from an old fracture. Paget-Schroetter syndrome by Udeshi, Michelle; Olsavsky, Thomas D. / Applied Radiology A cervical rib may cause symptoms by narrowing the space between the posterior aspect of the first rib and anterior scalene muscle through which the nerves and subclavian artery pass to enter the axilla. Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with pneumatocyst of the right ... by Yucel, Aylin / Southern Medical Journal			scab scabbard trachea scabby scabby cat disease scabby mouth scabicide scabies scabietic Scabiosa succisa scabious scabrities unguium scad scaffold Scaffold Protein scag scala scala tympani scala vestibuli scalar scald scalded skin syndrome scalding scale Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms scalene scalene muscle scalenectomy scalenotomy scalenus scalenus anterior syndrome scalenus anticus syndrome scalenus syndrome scaler scales scaling scall scallop Scalloping scalp Scalp Flap Surgery scalp medication Scalp Reduction Scalp Reduction Surgery scalp vein needle scalpel scalprum scaly scan scan path scandium scanner			Scaled Propagation Measurement System Scaled Quail Scaled Quantum Mechanics Scaled Range Target System scaled up scaled up scaled up scaled up scaled up Scaled Upper-Band Sub-Array Scaled-Constrained Least-Squares Geometrically Uniform Frame scaled-down ScaleFactor Band scaleless scaleless scaleless scaleless scaleless scalelike scalelike scalelike scalelike scalelike scalelike scalene scalene scalene scalene m scalene m scalene m scalene muscle scalene muscle, anterior scalene muscle, anterior scalene muscle, anterior scalene muscle, middle scalene muscle, middle scalene muscle, middle scalene muscle, posterior scalene muscle, posterior scalene muscle, posterior scalene muscle, smallest scalene muscle, smallest scalene muscle, smallest Scalene muscles Scalene muscles Scalene muscles scalene spherical triangle scalene triangle scalene triangle scalene triangle scalene triangle scalene tubercle scalene tubercle scalene tubercle scalenectomy scalenes scalenes scalenes scaleni scaleni scaleni

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