If this fibrous attachment becomes divided, the rib ( s ) may ride up and irritate the intercostal nerve ( s ) causing pain.
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The 7th intercostal nerve terminates at the xyphoid process, at the lower end of the subcostal ) thoracic is distributed to the abdominal wall and groin.
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Unlike the nerves from the autonomic nervous system that innervate the visceral pleura of the thoracic cavity, the intercostal nerves arise from the somatic nervous system.
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The second technique involves stimulating the intercostal nerves to study the " somatosensory evoked potentials ", for localizing the non compressive spinal cord lesions.
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A given posterior intercostal artery travels along the bottom of the rib with its corresponding posterior intercostal vein, as well as the intercostal nerve of the given space.
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The lateral cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve does not divide, like the others, into an anterior and a posterior branch; it is named the intercostobrachial nerve.
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It then runs in front of the Quadratus lumborum, innervates the Transversus, and passes forward between it and the Obliquus internus to be distributed in the same manner as the lower intercostal nerves.
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The response is that the respiratory centre ( in the medulla ), sends diaphragm, via the intercostal nerve and the phrenic nerve, respectively, to increase breathing rate and the volume of the lungs during inhalation.
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It occurs when terminal branches of the lower thoracic intercostal nerves ( 7-12 ) are entrapped in abdominal muscles, causing a severe localized neuropathic pain that is usually experienced at ventral portions of the abdomen.
