Name

# Intercostales Intimi

Pronunciation

(in-ter-kos-tal)

Notes

Intercostales intimi where originally thought to be part of the intercostales interni. However they are insignificant, and usually absent, at the higher thoracic levels. They become thicker, and cover the middle half of the lower intercostal spaces. They are separated from the intercostales interni by the intercostal nerves and vessels.