Cleidomastoideus (mastoid part of cleidocephalicus)
Musculus cleidocephalicus pars mastoidea
- System
- Muscle
- Region
- Neck
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
What it works on
Deep to the cervical part; textbook name M. cleidomastoideus.
Bones it takes hold of
- Clavicle
- Temporal bone
Muscles and ligaments it works with
- Cleidocephalicus cervical part
- Sternocephalicus pars mastoidea
- Cleidobrachialis
Terminology
- English
- Cleidomastoideus (mastoid part of cleidocephalicus)
- Latin (NAV)
- Musculus cleidocephalicus pars mastoidea
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
References
Where to read this structure in full, and where the named parts above were read.
- NAV 2017Myologia: musculi colli, trunci et membri thoracici (extrinsic muscles of the thoracic limb)
- Miller's Anatomy of the Dog, 5th ed.The Muscular System: muscles of the thoracic limb (extrinsic)
- König & LiebichMuscles of the thoracic limb
- Dyce, Sack & WensingThe forelimb of the carnivores