Intercostal muscles
Intercostal muscles
Muscle groups between the ribs which form and move the chest wall during breathing.
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External intercostal muscles
Rib muscle.
31%
Muscles of respiration
Muscles involved in breathing.
14%
Innermost intercostal muscle
Layer of muscles of the ribs.
11%
Intercostal nerves
Nerves in the thorax and abdomen.
11%
Transversus thoracis muscle
Muscle of the torso.
9.5%
Internal intercostal muscles
Group of muscles between the ribs.
9.5%
Thoracic diaphragm
Sheet of internal skeletal muscle.
4.9%
Rib cage
Bone structure of the thorax.
4%
Thoracic cavity
Body cavity surrounded by the rib cage.
3.7%
Thoracic wall
Boundary of the chest cavity.
1.8%
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