Sternocleidomastoid branch
Ramus sternocleidomastoideus
Definition
In the carnivore, pig, goat and rabbit, the sternocleidomastoid branch is a branch of the caudal auricular artery, which may be double, and runs to the conjoined tendons of the brachiocephalic muscle and the sternocephalic muscle.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Barone R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 2, Arthrologie et myologie, 4th edition, Vigot, Paris, 2017.
