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Intercostal Spaces Structure Pairs Adjacent Ribs Filled Muscles

Front Intercostal spaces
Back Structure: 11 pairs of spaces between adjacent ribs, filled with intercostal muscles

Function: where intercostal neurovascular bundle courses (underside of ribs) as it passes around chest wall.

Tags: osteology

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