Subcostal arteries

Subcostal arteries
Details
SourceThoracic aorta
VeinSubcostal vein
Identifiers
Latinarteria subcostalis
TA98A12.2.11.020
TA24202
FMA4613
Anatomical terminology

The subcostal arteries, so named because they lie below the last ribs, constitute the lowest pair of branches derived from the thoracic aorta, and are in series with the intercostal arteries.