Counting Scalenes (Because Functional Anatomy Says So)

There are 3 scalenes – anterior, middle, and posterior. Simple enough. Why should you care? We are going to take a walk through some positional anatomy to figure out why really knowing about the scalenes is important.

Let’s Talk About The Second Rib

Continuing with the thought of highlighting structure and function I will take some time to speak about the second rib. The second rib is similarly shaped to the first rib but it is noticeably larger.