rami intercostales anteriores arteriae thoracicae internae
- rami intercostales anteriores arteriae thoracicae internae
- [TA] anterior intercostal branches of internal thoracic artery: twelve branches, two in each of the upper six intercostal spaces, that supply the intercostal spaces and the pectoralis major muscle. Within each space both branches run laterally, the upper anastomosing with the posterior intercostal artery, the lower with the collateral branch of that artery.
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