sternocleidomastoid
IPA: stˈɝnʌkɫˈaɪdʌmæstɔɪd
noun
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle. [(anatomy) A long thick superficial muscles on each side of the anterior neck which arises by one head from the first segment of the sternum and by a second from the inner part of the clavicle, that inserts into the mastoid process of the temporal bone and that acts especially to bend, flex, rotate and extend the head.]
adjective
- (anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
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Examples of "sternocleidomastoid" in Sentences
- Contraction of sternocleidomastoid muscle ii.
- Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery.
- It is located in the neck, deep to sternocleidomastoid.
- Its top is also connected to the Sternocleidomastoid muscle.
- The posterior surface of sternocleidomastoid muscle is labeled.
- Anterior to sternocleidomastoid is the anterior cervical triangle.
- The sternocleidomastoid passes obliquely across the side of the neck.
- The sternocleidomastoid is innervated by the ipsilateral accessory nerve.
- The platysma is a superficial muscle that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.
- The nerve functions to control the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.
- Puncture the head of the triangle formed by the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid and the clavicle.
- When the sternocleidomastoid muscle in her neck feels like steel, I pull it gently with my fingers to lengthen it.
- A frequent finding in pediatrics is a row of small, firm, slightly enlarged lymph nodes along the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck -- the "anterior chain."
- He had a deep wound running transversely across the neck, from one angle of the jaw to the other, cutting open the floor of the mouth and extending from the inner border of the sternocleidomastoid to the other, leaving the large vessels of the neck untouched.
- In order of importance, they are: your diaphragm, the primary mover, a mushroom-shaped dome at the base of your ribs your intercostals (external and internal), which connect your ribs your sternocleidomastoid, at the front of your neck, and your scalenes, at the sides of your neck
- Anurag Agarwal, of The Aesthetic Surgery Center in Naples, Fla., and colleagues studied the results of 25 patients who underwent lip augmentation with segments of their own sternocleidomastoid, a muscle running along the side of the neck, and the connective tissue that overlies it.
- On the left side of whose neck, over the middle anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, was a nipple-like projection 1/2 inch in length; a rod of cartilage was prolonged into it from a thin plate, which was freely movable in the subcutaneous tissue, forming a striking analogue to an auricle (Fig. 105).
- There is mentioned the case of a boy of six months on the left side of whose neck, over the middle anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, was a nipple-like projection 1/2 inch in length; a rod of cartilage was prolonged into it from a thin plate, which was freely movable in the subcutaneous tissue, forming a striking analogue to an auricle.
- This part of the artery is crossed obliquely, from its medial to its lateral side, by the sternocleidomastoid branch of the superior thyroid artery; it is also crossed by the superior and middle thyroid veins which end in the internal jugular; descending in front of its sheath is the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve, this filament being joined by one or two branches from the cervical nerves, which cross the vessel obliquely.
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