Intercostal veins

Intercostal veins

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Caption = Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left.


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The intercostal veins are a group of veins which drain the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.

They can be divided as follows:

* Anterior intercostal veins
* Posterior intercostal veins
** Supreme intercostal vein - 1st intercostal space
** Superior intercostal vein - 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces
** No name for veins in spaces 5-11
** Subcostal vein -- below bottom rib

ee also

* Intercostal nerves

External links

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* http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/vinsuperiormediastinum.html


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