Intercostal vessels
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Intercostal vessels can refer to:
- arteries
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Posterior intercostal arteries
- veins
- Supreme intercostal veinSupreme intercostal veinThe supreme intercostal vein is a paired vein that drains the first intercostal space on its corresponding side.It usually drains into the brachiocephalic vein...
- Superior intercostal veinSuperior intercostal veinThe superior intercostal veins are two veins that drain the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces, one vein for each side of the body.-Right superior intercostal vein:...
- Posterior intercostal veinsPosterior intercostal veinsThe posterior intercostal veins are veins that drain the intercostal spaces posteriorly. They run with their corresponding posterior intercostal artery on the underside of the rib, the vein superior to the artery. Each vein also gives off a dorsal branch that drains blood from the muscles of the...
- Supreme intercostal vein