Intercostal arteries
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| Artery: Intercostal arteries | |
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| Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left | |
| Latin | Arteriae intercostales |
| Supplies | Intercostal muscles and intercostal space |
| Vein | Intercostal veins |
The intercostal arteries are a group of arteries that 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
- Anterior intercostal branches of musculophrenic artery - lower seventh to ninth intercostal spaces
- Posterior intercostal arteries - posterior wall
See also
External links
- abdo_wall70 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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