Intercostal Artery (Noun)
Meaning
Several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The aorta gives off several pairs of intercostal arteries that supply the intercostal spaces of the rib cage.
- Each intercostal artery arises from the aorta and supplies a single intercostal space between adjacent ribs.
- The superior intercostal artery supplies the first and second intercostal spaces and originates from the costocervical trunk.
- There are 11 pairs of intercostal arteries, each providing oxygenated blood to the intercostal spaces and their associated structures.
- The posterior intercostal arteries arise from the aorta, while the anterior intercostal arteries originate from the internal thoracic artery.