Group · Skeletal system
Intercostal space
Spatium intercostale
- System
- Skeletal system
- Part of
- Thoracic skeleton
DescriptionUnreviewed
The intercostal space (ICS) is the anatomic space between two ribs (Lat. costa).
Since there are 12 ribs on each side, there are 11 intercostal spaces, each numbered for the rib superior to it.
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Names
- Latin
- Spatium intercostale
- English
- Intercostal space
- French
- Espace intercostal
- Spanish
- Espacio intercostal
- Portuguese
- Espaço intercostal