Intercostal arteries
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The intercostal arteries are a group of arteries that supply the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space
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Intercostal space
The intercostal space is the space between two ribs . Since there are 12 ribs on each side, there are 11 intercostal spaces, each numbered for the rib superior to it.-Structures in intercostal space:* several kinds of intercostal muscle...
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- Highest intercostal arteryHighest intercostal arteryThe highest intercostal artery is an artery in the human body that usually gives rise to the first and second posterior intercostal arteries, which supply blood to their corresponding intercostal space...
- first and second intercostal spaces - Anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic arteryAnterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic arteryThe Anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic artery supply the upper five or six intercostal spaces. The internal thoracic artery then divides into the superior epigastric artery and musculophrenic artery...
- upper five or six intercostal spaces - Posterior intercostal arteriesPosterior intercostal arteriesThe posterior intercostal arteries are arteries that supply blood to the intercostal spaces.There are eleven posterior intercostal arteries on each side....
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