- external intercostal muscle
Medical dictionary. 2011.
external intercostal muscle
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intercostal muscle — n any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in most of the intervals between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration: a) any of 11 muscles on each side between the vertebrae and the junction of the ribs and their… … Medical dictionary
External intercostal muscles — Intercostales externi muscle Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. (Intercostalis externus labeled at bottom center.) … Wikipedia
External intercostal membrane — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = membrana intercostalis externa GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. (External intercostal membrane is not labeled, but region … Wikipedia
Intercostal muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = Intercostal muscle Latin = GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 403 Caption = Deep muscles of the chest and front of the arm, with the boundaries of the axilla. Caption2 = Origin = ribs 1 11 Insertion = ribs 2 12 | heh Blood =… … Wikipedia
Innermost intercostal muscle — Latin musculus intercostalis intimus Origin Upper border of a rib Insertion Inferior border of the rib above Artery … Wikipedia
Abdominal external oblique muscle — Muscles of the trunk … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Intercostal nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervi intercostales GraySubject = 211 GrayPage = 945 Caption = Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. Caption2 = Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed.… … Wikipedia
Intercostal space — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = spatium intercostale GraySubject = 28 GrayPage = 123 Caption = Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left. Caption2 = Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. System = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Intercostal arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left Caption2 = BranchFrom = BranchTo = Vein = intercostal veins Supplies = intercostal muscle, intercostal space MeshName = MeshNumber … Wikipedia
