Puncture the head of the triangle formed by the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid and the clavicle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

A frequent finding in pediatrics is a row of small, firm, slightly enlarged lymph nodes along the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck -- the "anterior chain.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference

In order of importance, they are: your diaphragm, the primary mover, a mushroom-shaped dome at the base of your ribs your intercostals (external and internal), which connect your ribs your sternocleidomastoid, at the front of your neck, and your scalenes, at the sides of your neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Erica Heinz: How To Cure The Hiccups!] Reference

He had a deep wound running transversely across the neck, from one angle of the jaw to the other, cutting open the floor of the mouth and extending from the inner border of the sternocleidomastoid to the other, leaving the large vessels of the neck untouched.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

Anurag Agarwal, of The Aesthetic Surgery Center in Naples, Fla., and colleagues studied the results of 25 patients who underwent lip augmentation with segments of their own sternocleidomastoid, a muscle running along the side of the neck, and the connective tissue that overlies it.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

On the left side of whose neck, over the middle anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, was a nipple-like projection 1/2 inch in length; a rod of cartilage was prolonged into it from a thin plate, which was freely movable in the subcutaneous tissue, forming a striking analogue to an auricle (Fig. 105).    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Lip implants that use grafts of muscle and connective tissue from the neck improve patient appearance for at least two years, U.S. researchers report. lip augmentation with their own sternocleidomastoid (a muscle that runs along the side of the neck) and the connective tissue (fasica) that overlies the muscle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

There is mentioned the case of a boy of six months on the left side of whose neck, over the middle anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, was a nipple-like projection 1/2 inch in length; a rod of cartilage was prolonged into it from a thin plate, which was freely movable in the subcutaneous tissue, forming a striking analogue to an auricle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference

B u l b a r Po l i o This condition involves damage of neurons in the reticular formation and the nuclei of cranial nerves in the brainstem, which may lead to dysphagia, dysphonia, facial weakness, nasal voice, regurgitation of fluids through the nose, weakness of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, difficulty in chewing, inability to swallow or expel saliva and respiratory tract secretions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

This part of the artery is crossed obliquely, from its medial to its lateral side, by the sternocleidomastoid branch of the superior thyroid artery; it is also crossed by the superior and middle thyroid veins which end in the internal jugular; descending in front of its sheath is the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve, this filament being joined by one or two branches from the cervical nerves, which cross the vessel obliquely.    From Wordnik.com.  [VI. The Arteries. 3. The Arteries of the Head and Neck. a. The Common Carotid Artery] Reference

103 105 100 94 106 The sternocleidomastoid muscle is located anterior and lateral to the thyroid gland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

But here”—I showed him a photograph of her neck at autopsy—“she’s got irregular hemorrhages in the sternocleidomastoid muscles bilaterally.    From Wordnik.com.  [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference

Slide 283: Thyroid Gland in Longitudinal Sections 237 Isthmus of thyroid gland 238 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle 239 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternohyoid muscle, sternothyroid muscle, internal jugular vein 240 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein Thyroid Gland in Transverse Sections 241 Right lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein 242 Left lobe of thyroid gland, sternocleidomastoid muscle, omohyoid muscle, common carotid artery, internal jugular vein 243.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference