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External intercostal i.a.

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Superior border of ribs below

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External intercostal s.a.

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Inferior border of ribs

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External intercostal innervation

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Intercostal nerve

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External intercostal action

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During forced inspiration

Elevates ribs

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Internal intercostal s.a.

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Inferior border of ribs

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Internal intercostal I.a.

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Superior border of ribs

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Internal intercostal innervation

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Intercostal nerve

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Internal intercostal action

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During forced inspiration : interosseous part depresses ribs; interchondral part elevates ribs

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Innermost intercostal s.a.

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Inferior border of ribs

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Innermost intercostal I.a.

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Superior border of ribs below

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Innermost intercostal innervation

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Intercostal nerve

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Innermost intercostal action

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During forced inspiration : interosseous part depresses ribs; interchondral part elevates ribs

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Transversus thoracis s.a.

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Posterior surface of lower sternum

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Transversus thoracis I.a.

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Internal surface of costal cartilages 2-6

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Transversus thoracis innervation

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Intercostal nerves

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Transversus thoracis action

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Weakly depresses ribs

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Subcostal s.a.

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Internal surface of lower ribs near their angles

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Subcostal I.a.

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Superior borders of 2nd or 3rd ribs below

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Subcostal innervation

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Intercostal nerves

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Subcostal action

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Probably act in same manner as internal intercostal muscles

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Levatores costarum s.a.

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Transverse processes of t7-t11

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Levatores costarum I.a.

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Subadjacent ribs between tubercle and angle

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Levatores costarum innervation

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Posterior rami of c8-t11 nerves

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Levatores costarum action

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Elevate ribs

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Serratus posterior superior s.a.

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Nuchal ligament, spinous processes of c7-t3 vertebrae

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Serratus posterior superior I.a.

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Superior borders of 2nd - 4th ribs

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Serratus posterior superior innrvation

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2nd -5th intercostal nerves

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Serratus posterior superior action

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Elevates ribs

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Serratus posterior inferior s.a

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Spinous processes of t11-l2 vertebrae

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Serratus posterior inferior I.a.

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Inferior borders of 8th-12th ribs near their angles

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Serratus posterior inferior innervation

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9th-11th intercostal nerves, subcostal t12 nerve

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Serratus posterior inferior action

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Depresses ribs

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