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scalene muscle

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Any of the three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck, namely the scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, and scalenus posterior. They are innervated by the spinal nerves C4-C8[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalene_muscles ]

Synonyms: scalenus muscle, scalene muscles

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lateral cervical muscles, scaleni, scaleneus, scalenus, lateral vertebral muscle, scalenes, lateral cervical muscle, scalene muscle, m scalenus

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UBERON:0008611

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Scalene muscle