1. The Anterior scalene, AKA scalenus Anterior (scalenus anticus; Latin: musculus scalenus Anterior) muscle is one of the lateral muscles of the neck, belonging to the scalene group

2. The Anterior scalene muscle (Latin: scalenus Anterior), lies deeply at the side of the neck, behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle.It arises from the Anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae, and descending, almost vertically, is inserted by a narrow, flat tendon into the scalene tubercle on the inner border of