See Also: sternocleidomastoid(medicine)
sternocleidomastoid region(medicine)
sternocleidomastoid vein(medicine)
sternocleidomastoid branch of occipital artery(medicine)
sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery(medicine)

Cretaceous (oh) and sternocleidomastoid (medicine)


Cretaceous (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: cretaceus, from creta 'chalk']
the Cretaceous period was the time long ago when rocks containing chalk were formed

sternocleidomastoid (medicine)


sternocleidomastoid
<anatomy, muscle> This is one of two muscles located on the front of the neckwhich serve to turn the head from side to side.

Origin, sternum and clavicle; insertion, mastoid process; action, bends the head to the same side, rotates the head, raises the chin to the opposite side, together bend head forward and elevate chin.