Arteria Intercostalis (Noun)
Meaning
Several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The posterior intercostal arteries are part of the arteria intercostalis and they are supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage.
- Each arteria intercostalis gives off anterior and posterior branches to the corresponding intercostal space.
- There are 11 arteria intercostalis spaces that supply the rib cage, but they can be slightly variable from one person to another.
- These spaces of the arteria intercostalis run along the ribs in between them.
- There are multiple small branches from each arteria intercostalis space to help to keep every intercostal space of the rib cage well supplied with oxygen.