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They are the muscles between the ribs
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What is intermuscular?
Inter-muscular means between the muscles -- separating the muscles.
Where did the word 'inter-coastal' come from?
From peoples that traveled from coast to coast.
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the coastal muscles?
Costochondritis is inflammation of the muscles in the ribs
Muscles ending in the suffix - coastal would be found where?
Between the ribs ie. intercostal muscles.
What is the medical term meaning muscles that cause rib movements?
intercostal muscles - from inter meaning 'between', and costa meaning 'rib'
Explain what causes the lungs to inflate in light of the fact that the lungs themselves do not have any skeletal muscle?
The inter coastal muscles in between the ribs make the ribs expand. the pleural membrane is like a slippery skin that sticks to the ribs and when they expand the lungs expand aswell.
What are the indications of inter coastal drainage?
pneumothorax tension pnemothorax spontaneous pnemothorax haemopnemothorax rib fracture emphyma
What is the cause of a loud hearth diastolic murmur at the second inter-coastal space to the left site of the sternum?
aortic regurgitation
What muscle are you eating when you eat spare ribs?
The muscles that are located between the ribs are called the intercostal muscles. Inter- means 'between', and costa derives from the Latin for 'rib'.
What is the difference between intra-coastal waterway and inter-coastal waterway?
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is the system of bays, rivers, lagoons, and canals that runs along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the US. Intercoastal is a misnomer perpetuated by people who mistakenly believe the waterway is named like the Interstate Highway System. Even though the ICW goes between (inter-) states, it is entirely within (intra-) the US inland coastal region.
Where are intercostal muscles located?
The term 'inter' stands for between while 'costal' refers to the ribs, hence 'between ribs'. That is there location
How many bones does milk-fish have?
Answer: 214, broken down into 162 inter-muscular (between muscles) spines and 52 rib bones
