scalenus anterior

one of the three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q914148
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scalenus anterior

Summary

scalenus anterior is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #378 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • scalenus anterior's image is recorded as Scalenus anterior - animation04.gif[3].
  • scalenus anterior's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • scalenus anterior's instance of is recorded as chiral muscle organ type[5].
  • scalenus anterior's subclass of is recorded as scalene muscles[6].
  • scalenus anterior's subclass of is recorded as particular anatomical entity[7].
  • scalenus anterior's part of is recorded as muscle of neck[8].
  • scalenus anterior's part of is recorded as scalene muscles[9].
  • scalenus anterior's Commons category is recorded as Scalenus anterior[10].
  • scalenus anterior's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 13215[11].
  • scalenus anterior's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b1q43[12].
  • scalenus anterior's Terminologia Anatomica 98 ID is recorded as A04.2.01.004[13].
  • scalenus anterior's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
  • scalenus anterior's Foundational Model of Anatomy ID is recorded as 13385[15].
  • scalenus anterior's UBERON ID is recorded as 0008622[16].
  • scalenus anterior's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0224173[17].
  • scalenus anterior's innervated by is recorded as cervical plexus[18].
  • scalenus anterior's DocCheck Flexikon De ID is recorded as Musculus_scalenus_anterior[19].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle action is recorded as flexion of the neck[20].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle action is recorded as lateral flexion of the neck[21].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle action is recorded as rotation of the neck[22].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle origin is recorded as C3 vertebra[23].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle origin is recorded as C4 vertebra[24].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle origin is recorded as C5 vertebra[25].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle origin is recorded as C6 vertebra[26].
  • scalenus anterior's muscle insertion is recorded as first rib[27].

Why It Matters

scalenus anterior draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #378 of 1,372).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Anatomy and Human Movement Structure and Function 6th edition. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). scalenus anterior. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/scalenus-anterior
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