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Encyclopedia > Sternocleidomastoid

In human anatomy, the sternocleidomastoid muscles are muscles in the neck that acts to flex and rotate the head.


It is given the name sternocleidomastoid because it attaches to the sternum (sterno-), the clavicle (cleido-), and the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the skull.


Its motor innervation is the 11th cranial nerve (the spinal accessory or accessory nerve). Its sensory innervation is the cervical plexus.


Its blood supply comes from the occipital artery and the superior thyroid artery.


It is also called the sternomastoid muscle.


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Trouble in the major muscles of the front of the neck, the scalenes and sternocleidomastoids (SCMs), is known to cause an astonishing variety of symptoms in the upper body.
An important function of a sternocleidomastoid muscle (see Figure 1) is to help turn the head to the opposite side by pulling the mastoid bone toward the sternum.
To massage a sternocleidomastoid muscle, simply take it between the fingers and thumb of your opposite hand and knead it firmly, aiming at a therapeutic pain level of seven on a scale of one to 10 (see Figure 4, opposite page).
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