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Intercostal Spaces - II
Intercostal Spaces - II
Intercostal Spaces
&
Its Content
BY
Dr Farooq Khan Aurakzai
Date: 18.04.18
Nerve supply of intercostal
muscles:
The intercostal nerves are part of
the somatic nervous system.
2. Subclavian Artery:
Through the internal thoracic and supreme intercostal
artery.
3. Axillary Artery:
Through the superior and lateral thoracic arteries.
It is directed obliquely
downward and laterally, behind
the cartilages of the false ribs.