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sternocleidomastoid

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(nou) one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head

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Contraction of sternocleidomastoid muscle ii.

It is located in the neck, deep to sternocleidomastoid.

Anterior to sternocleidomastoid is the anterior cervical triangle.

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