Intercostal artery suprema
The arteria intercostalis suprema ("supreme intercostal artery ") is an artery in the chest wall. In humans it usually arises from the costocervical trunk and feeds the first two posterior intercostal arteries ( arteria intercostalis posterior I and II), which run forward in the respective intercostal space .
In most other mammals, the artery behaves similarly, here too it arises either from the costocervical trunk or directly from the subclavian artery or the brachiocephalic trunk and feeds the first vessels , known in animals as the dorsal intercostal arteries ( Arteriae intercostales dorsales ). In dogs , the corresponding blood vessel runs dorsally to the rib necks, which is why in these animals it is called the arteria vertebralis thoracica .
literature
- Hermann Voss , Robert Herrlinger : Taschenbuch der Anatomie. Volume 2: Histology 1. General anatomy of the intestines, digestive system, respiratory system, urogenital system and pelvic floor, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic and retrositus, circulatory system, defense system. With key to the item catalog. 17th, revised edition. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-437-00502-2 , pp. 376-377.
- Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia. In: Franz-Viktor Salomon, Hans Geyer, Uwe Gille (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Enke, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 404-463.