The sternocleidomastoid (also known as the "sternomastoid") is a
long muscle in the neck that rotates the neck and flex the head.
The points of origin and insertion, and the actions of the sternocleidomastoid
muscle are tabulated below:
Origin |
Insertion |
Action |
Mastoid process.
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Sternum and clavicle. |
Rotates the neck and flex the head.
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This is one of the muscles of the head, neck, and face that is included
on the syllabus of many courses in Indian
Head Massage. As this is an increasingly popular therapy we have
added several revision pages that may be helpful to students of Indian
Head Massage. See for example, the page about Skeletal
Structures of the Head and Neck.
To view the location of the sternocleidomastoid
muscle, see the page about Posterior
Muscles or the page about
Anterior
Muscles.
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