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Subclavian muscle
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The subclavian muscle (m. Subclavius) is of small size, occupying a slit-shaped gap between the first rib and the clavicle. It begins on the cartilage of the 1st rib, passes laterally and is attached to the lower surface of the acromial end of the clavicle.
Function: pulls the collarbone down and forward, helping to strengthen the sternoclavicular joint.
Innervation: subclavian nerve CV).
Blood supply: a transverse artery of the neck, a pectoral-acromyalgia artery.
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