Intercostal muscles

As Musculi intercostales ( lat. For "intercostal muscles") is defined as the skeletal muscles in the chest that between adjacent ribs extend. They bridge the intercostal space and, together with the ribs, form the chest wall, which closes off the chest cavity from the outside. In each intercostal space, a distinction is made between an external ( musculus intercostalis externus ) and an internal intercostal muscle ( musculus intercostalis internus ).

The intercostal muscles move the chest up and down (or cranial and caudal ) and belong to the respiratory muscles .

The intercostal muscles form the meat portion of meat such as pork belly , peeled ribs , spare ribs .