Intercostal veins

Intercostal veins

Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left.
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Drains from intercostal muscle, intercostal space
Artery intercostal arteries
Latin Venae intercostales

Anatomical terminology

The intercostal veins are a group of veins which drain the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.

They can be divided as follows:

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