Preferred Label : scalenus posterior;
Uberon definition : The Scalenus posterior (Scalenus posticus), the smallest and most deeply seated of
the three Scaleni, arises, by two or three separate tendons, from the posterior tubercles
of the transverse processes of the lower two or three cervical vertebræ, and is inserted
by a thin tendon into the outer surface of the second rib, behind the attachment of
the serratus ventralis. It is occasionally blended with the Scalenus medius. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon synonym : posterior scalene; scalenus dorsalis muscle; scalenus dorsalis; posterior scalene muscle;
Origin ID : 0001123;
UMLS CUI : C1710019;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- has muscle origin
The Scalenus posterior (Scalenus posticus), the smallest and most deeply seated of
the three Scaleni, arises, by two or three separate tendons, from the posterior tubercles
of the transverse processes of the lower two or three cervical vertebræ, and is inserted
by a thin tendon into the outer surface of the second rib, behind the attachment of
the serratus ventralis. It is occasionally blended with the Scalenus medius. [WP,unvetted].
