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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Scalenus Medius
Synonyms

Scalenus Medius

Definitions

The largest and longest of the three scalene muscles, which attaches to the transverse process of the six lower cervical vertebrae and the first rib, and which functions to bend the cervical part of the vertebral column to the ipsilateral side and to elevate the first rib.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52986

code

C52986

DEFINITION

The largest and longest of the three scalene muscles, which attaches to the transverse process of the six lower cervical vertebrae and the first rib, and which functions to bend the cervical part of the vertebral column to the ipsilateral side and to elevate the first rib.

FULL_SYN

Scalenus Medius

label

Scalenus Medius

Legacy Concept Name

Scalenus_Medius

Preferred_Name

Scalenus Medius

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52986

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224174

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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