subcostal muscles
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Subcostal — Sub*cos tal, a. (Anat. & Zo[ o]l.) Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal muscles. [1913 Webster] Note: The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within, the intercostal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscles of respiration — The various muscles of respiration aid in both inspiration and expiration, which require changes in the pressure within the thoracic cavity. The respiratory muscles work to achieve this by changing the dimensions of the thoracic cavity. The… … Wikipedia
Subcostal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus subcostalis GraySubject = 211 GrayPage = 948 Caption = Cutaneous distribution of thoracic nerves. Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = T12 BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = n 05… … Wikipedia
List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head | Neck |&# … 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 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
Transversus thoracis muscle — Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. Latin musculus transversus thoracis … 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
musculi subcostales — [TA] subcostal muscles: origin, inner surface of ribs: insertion, inner surface of first, second, and third ribs below; innervation, intercostal; action, draw adjacent ribs together, depress ribs … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
