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What bone are attached to the sternocleidomastoid?
The sternocleidomastoid is a muscle that connects to your sternum, and the mastoid process.
What muscle has its origin on the manubrium of the sternum?
Internal oblique
What are some examples of muscles named for their origin and insertion?
Subscapularis, tibialis, subclavius, sternocostalis, iliacus
Is the sternocleidomastoid named for its origin and insertion?
Yes, the sternocleidomastoid muscle is named for its origins on the sternum (sterno-) and clavicle (cleido-) and its insertion on the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Where is the Sternocleidomastoid muscle located?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is located in the neck
Is sternocleidomastoid smooth?
no, it is actually a skeletal muscle http://www.memidex.com/sternocleidomastoid-muscle
What muscles are postural antagonists to the sternocleidomastoid?
What are the antagonist of sternocleidomastiod muscle?
What is the prayer muascle?
sternocleidomastoid
Is the external jugular vein superficial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Yes, it is. The external jugular passes over (superficially) to the sternocleidomastoid.
Is the sternocleidomastoid muscle superior ot inferior to the rectus abdominis muscle?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is superior to the rectus abdominis muscle. The sternocleidomastoid is located in the neck, while the rectus abdominis is situated in the anterior abdominal wall. Therefore, in terms of anatomical position, the sternocleidomastoid is positioned above the rectus abdominis.
Is sternocleidomastoid in cats and humans?
Humans have a sternocleidomastoid muscle, but cats do not. In a cat, the sternomastoid muscle defines the anterior triangle of the neck.
What is the sternocephalicus muscle?
The sternocephalicus is a part of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, which "passes obliquely across the side of the neck, being enclosed between the two layers of deep cervical fascia." The origin of its name, sternocleidomastoid, stems from the fact that it has two heads, extending from the sternum and the clavicle.The sternocleidomastoid has three major actions; the first is to bring the head to the shoulder. The second is to rotate the head and the third is to assist in "elevating the thorax during forced inspiration."[The quotes are from the 1977 Collector's Edition of Henry Gray's Gray's Anatomy.]
