Uberon definition : A paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It
acts to flex and rotate the head. It also acts as an accessory muscle of inspiration,
along with the scalene muscles of the neck. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon related term : sternomastoid muscle; sternocleidomastoid muscles; sternocleidomastoideus muscle; sternocleidomastoideus; sterno-cleido-mastoid; supraclavicularis muscle; sternocleidomastoids; sterno-mastoid; sternocleidomastoid; sternocleidomastoidei; sternomastoid;
Uberon broad term : SCM;
Uberon Homology note : The sternomastoid and the three parts of the trapezius are branchiomeric muscles that
have secondarily acquired an attachment to the pectoral girdle. They evolved from
the fish cucullaris.[well established][VHOG];
A paired muscle in the superficial layers of the anterior portion of the neck. It
acts to flex and rotate the head. It also acts as an accessory muscle of inspiration,
along with the scalene muscles of the neck. [WP,unvetted].