Summary
Location: | In the lateral and posterior aspect of the neck. |
Information
Group: | Neck |
Subgroup: | Scalenes |
Side(s) of body: | Back |
Function/action: | Neck Lateral Flexor |
Details
Joint: | Cervical |
Bone: | Cervical Vertebrae, Ribs |
Origin: | Ttransverse processes of the cervical vertebrae, arises from the posterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the fourth to the sixth cervical vertebrae. |
Insertion: | Posterior aspect of the rib between the tubercle and the angle. |
Exercises
Secondary muscle in: | Neck Curl, Neck Extension |