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intercostal artery
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | intercostal artery - several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cagearteria intercostalisarteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body |
EncyclopediaSeearteryintercostal artery
intercostal arteryAny of the nine pairs of arteries that originate from the dorsal side of the thoracic aorta and run horizontally between the ribs to supply blood to the skin, muscles, and bones of the chest wall. These aortic intercostal arteries run in interspaces 3 to 11. The intercostal arteries of the first two interspaces are branches of the superior intercostal artery (a branch of the costocervical trunk of the subclavian artery). The anterior (sternal) segments of the upper nine intercostal spaces receive their blood supplies from the anterior intercostal arteries, which are branches of the internal mammary artery. Synonym: posterior intercostal artery See: aorta (Branches of aorta)for illus.See also: arteryintercostal artery
Related to intercostal artery: lumbar artery, Supreme intercostal artery, Posterior intercostal artery, suprarenal arterySynonyms for intercostal arterynoun several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cageSynonymsRelated Words- arteria
- arterial blood vessel
- artery
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