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scalenus

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scalenus
[skālē′nəs]
Etymology: Gk, skalenos
one of a group of four muscles arising from the cervical vertebrae with insertions on the first or second rib.


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The muscles attaching to the first rib are the scalenus anterior, the scalenus medius, the serratus anterior, and the intercostaes.
ABSTRACT In the physiotherapeutic literature scalenus anterior has been depicted as palpable and measurable by surface electromyography (EMG) within the posterior triangle of the neck, but without explaining in detail how this is achieved.
 
 
 
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