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sternocleidomastoid
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sternocleidomastoid [¦stər·nō¦klīd·ə′ma‚stȯid]
(anatomy)
A muscle of the neck that flexes the head; origin is the manubrium of the sternum and clavicle, and insertion is the mastoid process.
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On examination, a small opening was seen on the right side of the neck at the junction of the middle and lower third, just anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Fistulography: a useful imaging modality for identifying the exact ... by Bist, Sampan Singh; Varshney, Saurabh; Kumar, Rakesh; Gupta, Nitin / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Usually they are localized in the neck anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle at the level of the hyoid bone.
Update in carotid chemodectomas by Goffredo, Costanza; Antignani, Pier Luigi; Gervasi, Francesco; Ricottini, Elisabetta / Archives: The International Journal of Medicine
The muscle with the longest name is the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
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