scaleni

The _scaleni_ muscles, three in number on each side, which connect at one end with the vertebræ of the neck and at the other with the first and second ribs.

Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools Francis M. Walters

The scaleni were very large; and the vessels held the same relation to them as in man.

Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Various

The trapezius, the splenius, the scaleni, and the levator scapulæ muscle may also undergo shortening, along with their investing sheaths derived from the cervical fascia.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

In death from adynamia it is through failure of muscle, that is, of the heart, of the scaleni and intercostals, of the diaphragm, and of the laryngeal muscles, et cetera.

Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Martha Meir Allen 1890