Anterior intercostal veins
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The anterior intercostal veins are the veins which drain the anterior 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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External links
- http://www.informatics.jax.org/cookbook/figures/figure96.shtml
- http://www.med.umn.edu/anatomy/6150/CD/Lecture%20Handouts%20HTML/2004%2010%20thoracic%20wall%20and%20lungs.htm