sternocleidomastoid

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Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, omohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein 244 Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, omohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Block, Color Atlas of Ultrasound Anatomy © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved.

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  1. noun Either of two muscles of the neck that serve to flex and rotate the head.

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  • Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, omohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein 244 Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, omohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Block, Color Atlas of Ultrasound Anatomy © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Slide 286: 276 Thyroid Gland Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternohyoid muscle, 239 sternothyroid muscle, sternocleidomastoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, 240 common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Block, Color Atlas of Ultrasound Anatomy © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Slide 288: 278 Thyroid Gland Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, 241 common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, 242 omohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Block, Color Atlas of Ultrasound Anatomy © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Slide 290: 280 Thyroid Gland Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, 243 omohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, 244 omohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Block, Color Atlas of Ultrasound Anatomy © 2004 Thieme All rights reserved. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Slide 283: Thyroid Gland in Longitudinal Sections 237 Isthmus of thyroid gland 238 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle 239 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle, internal jugular vein 240 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Thyroid Gland in Transverse Sections 241 Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein 242 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, omohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein 243 —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
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  1. stern(um) + Greek kleis, kleid-, collarbone + mastoid.
 

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