See Also: scalenus posterior(medicine)
musculus scalenus posterior(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
scalenus(dictionary)
scalenus(medicine)
scalenus anterior(medicine)
scalenus medius(medicine)
musculus scalenus anticus(medicine)
musculus scalenus minimus(medicine)
musculus scalenus medius(medicine)

scalenus posterior (medicine)


scalenus posterior
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior tubercles of transverse processes of fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae; insertion, lateral surface of second rib; action, elevates second rib; nerve supply, cervical and brachial plexuses.

Synonym: musculus scalenus posterior, musculus scalenus posticus, posterior scalene muscle.