Intercostal arteries
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Artery: Intercostal arteries | |
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Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left | |
Supplies | intercostal muscle, intercostal space |
Vein | intercostal veins |
The intercostal arteries are a group of arteries which supply the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.
- Highest intercostal artery - first and second intercostal spaces
- Anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic artery - upper five or six intercostal spaces
- Posterior intercostal arteries - posterior wall