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subclavius

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subclavius [‚səb′klā·vē·əs]
(anatomy)
A small muscle attached to the clavicle and the first rib.
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Further detail is provided in Gray's Anatomy (Standring 2005), which states that the clavicle, subclavius, SCM and omohyoid, lateral part of the carotid sheath, phrenic nerve, transverse cervical, suprascapular and ascending cervical arteries, subclavian vein, prevertebral fascia, and phrenic nerve are all anterior to scalenus anterior.
The posterior triangle of the neck: where is scalenus anterior? by Kennedy, Ewan; Mercer, Susan / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
 
 
 
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