Term Name: intercostal muscle
Synonyms: intercostales, respiratory muscle, rib muscle
Definition: the respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the upper border of the adjoining rib
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001111]

Relationships
develops from: intercostal pre-muscle mass
is a type of: chest organ muscle organ
has subtype: external intercostal muscle innermost intercostal muscle internal intercostal muscle