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dorsal intercostal artery

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The highest intercostal artery (supreme intercostal artery, superior intercostal artery) is an artery in the human body that usually gives rise to the first and second posterior intercostal arteries, which supply blood to their corresponding intercostal space. It usually arises from the costocervical trunk, which is a branch of the subclavian artery. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest_intercostal_artery ]

Synonyms: supreme intercostal artery, superior intercostal artery

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human_reference_atlas

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classes unified on basis of spatial anatomy ontology synonyms

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has related synonym

arteria intercostalis suprema, dorsal branch of superior intercostal artery

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UBERON:0006198

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Supreme intercostal artery

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

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