INTERCOSTALIS MUSCLE


Meaning of INTERCOSTALIS MUSCLE in English

in human physiology, any of a series of short muscles that extend between the ribs and serve to draw them together during inspiration and forced expiration or expulsive actions. A set of external and internal intercostalis muscles is found between each vertical pair of ribs on each side of the chest.

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