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== Description == | |||
<div>Part of the Scalene group of lateral neck muscles,this muscle is absent in a large percentage of the population.</div><div>Cadaver studies report finding it on one side in between 7%< | <div>Part of the Scalene group of lateral neck muscles,this muscle is absent in a large percentage of the population.</div><div>Cadaver studies report finding it on one side in between 7%<ref>Am Surg. 2013 Apr;79(4):372-4.fckLRScalenus minimus muscle: overestimated or not? An anatomical study.fckLRNatsis K, Totlis T, Didagelos M, Tsakotos G, Vlassis K, Skandalakis P.</ref> and 46%<ref>Walter G. Harry, John D.C. Bennett, Somes C. GuhafckLRScalene muscles and the brachial plexus: Anatomical variations and their clinical significancefckLRClinical AnatomyfckLRVolume 10, Issue 4, pages 250–252, 1997</ref> of the population.</div><div>AKA Albinus Muscle, Sibson Muscle.</div><div></div><div>[[Image:Scalenus_minimus.jpg]]<br></div><div></div> | ||
== Origin == | |||
C7 | |||
Anterior tubercle of transverse process of 7th cervical vertebra | |||
== Insertion == | |||
1st Rib and suprapleural fascia | |||
== Nerve Supply == | |||
Branches of the ventral rami of cervical spinal nerves 7 & 8 | |||
Blood Supply | |||
Subclavian artery, suprascapular artery and superficial cervical artery | |||
== Action == | |||
Acting from above, in conjuction with [[Anterior_Scalene|Anterior Scalene ]]and [[Middle_Scalene|Middle Scalene]]: elevation of 1st rib | |||
Helps raise and tense the dome of the parietal pleura | |||
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== Function == | |||
Accessory muscle of inspiration | |||
== Resources == | |||
== Recent Related Research == | |||
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Revision as of 15:52, 3 May 2015
Original Editor - Wendy Walker
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Description[edit | edit source]
Origin[edit | edit source]
C7
Anterior tubercle of transverse process of 7th cervical vertebra
Insertion[edit | edit source]
1st Rib and suprapleural fascia
Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
Branches of the ventral rami of cervical spinal nerves 7 & 8
Blood Supply
Subclavian artery, suprascapular artery and superficial cervical artery
Action[edit | edit source]
Acting from above, in conjuction with Anterior Scalene and Middle Scalene: elevation of 1st rib
Helps raise and tense the dome of the parietal pleura
Function[edit | edit source]
Accessory muscle of inspiration
Resources[edit | edit source]
Recent Related Research [edit | edit source]
[edit | edit source]
<a _fcknotitle="true" href="Category:Anatomy">Anatomy</a> <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Category:Muscles">Muscles</a> <a _fcknotitle="true" href="Category:Cervical_Anatomy">Cervical_Anatomy</a>
- ↑ Am Surg. 2013 Apr;79(4):372-4.fckLRScalenus minimus muscle: overestimated or not? An anatomical study.fckLRNatsis K, Totlis T, Didagelos M, Tsakotos G, Vlassis K, Skandalakis P.
- ↑ Walter G. Harry, John D.C. Bennett, Somes C. GuhafckLRScalene muscles and the brachial plexus: Anatomical variations and their clinical significancefckLRClinical AnatomyfckLRVolume 10, Issue 4, pages 250–252, 1997