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intercostal muscle

NOUN
  1. muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration

How To Use intercostal muscle In A Sentence

  • Protein in the diaphragm and intercostal muscles has been depleted, impairing the patient's ability to deep breathe, expectorate, and clear microbes from the lungs.
  • The involuntary muscles continue to function, intercostal muscles and the diaphragm survive to support the lungs which powers the heart. ABSOLUTE ZERO
  • Rid-muscle flap and ring pedicled with vessels were made of the 3rd rib and the attaching intercostal muscles, and the tracheoplasty and tracheal restoration were performed.
  • The ribs are moved in respiration by two superficial muscular layers, known as the intercostal muscles. The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath
  • He was able to call on Jason Bay, who missed the Mets' dreadful 18-game start to the season with a strained intercostal muscle. Reporter's Notebook
  • The scalene muscles as a whole are considered as the intercostal muscles of the thorax, located in the neck.
  • We investigated the in situ properties of the mitochondria of costal diaphragm and external intercostal muscles using the skinned fiber technique in 9 emphysematous and 11 age-matched control patients.
  • Before Wednesday's game, the Mets placed pitcher Jon Niese on the disabled list with a strained intercostal muscle on his right side. Unspectacular as Usual, Pelfrey Notches a Win
  • Upper costal breathing involves the upper third of your chest, moving primarily the intercostal muscles that connect the ribs. SO STRESSED
  • By its deep surface, it is in relation with the Lumbar fascia, the Serratus posticus inferior, the lower external intercostal muscles and ribs, inferior angle of the scapula, Rhomboideus major, Infraspinatus, and Teres major. [p. 313] Archive 2009-01-01
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