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Definition of sternocleidomastoid in English: sternocleidomastoid(also sternocleidomastoid muscle) nounˌstəːnə(ʊ)ˌklʌɪdə(ʊ)ˈmastɔɪdˌstərnōˌklīdōˈmastoid Anatomy Each of a pair of long muscles which connect the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process of the temporal bone and serve to turn and nod the neck. 〔剖〕胸锁乳突肌 Example sentencesExamples - Another fascicle, usually arising behind the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid, may extend in various directions upwards toward the head.
- Often, the muscles used to maintain body posture are affected, namely the muscles in the neck, shoulders, and pelvic girdle, including the upper trapezius, scalene, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae, and quadratus lumborum.
- The descendens hypoglossi occasionally sends a branch to the sternal head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
- The submandibular glands are located within a triangle bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the posterior belly of the digastric muscle, and the body of the mandible.
- There are thirty-two segments devoted to a particular muscle, such as temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, biceps brachii and so on.
Definition of sternocleidomastoid in US English: sternocleidomastoid(also sternocleidomastoid muscle) nounˌstərnōˌklīdōˈmastoid Anatomy Each of a pair of long muscles that connect the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process of the temporal bone and serve to turn and nod the head. 〔剖〕胸锁乳突肌 Example sentencesExamples - The submandibular glands are located within a triangle bounded by the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the posterior belly of the digastric muscle, and the body of the mandible.
- Often, the muscles used to maintain body posture are affected, namely the muscles in the neck, shoulders, and pelvic girdle, including the upper trapezius, scalene, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae, and quadratus lumborum.
- The descendens hypoglossi occasionally sends a branch to the sternal head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
- There are thirty-two segments devoted to a particular muscle, such as temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, biceps brachii and so on.
- Another fascicle, usually arising behind the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid, may extend in various directions upwards toward the head.
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