name	external_intercostal_muscles
namespace	http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de#
parent	 intercostal_muscle 
organNo []	40095
comment [en]	The intercostales externi extend between the rips of the thorax. Each arises from the lower border of one rib and is inserted into the upper border of the rib below. Their fibers are directed obliquely downward and extend the rib cage during inspiration. 
label [en]	external intercostal muscles
comment [de]	Der Musculus intercostales externus verläuft in allen Zwischenrippenräumen schräg von hinten oben nach vorn unten. Er dient als Atemhilfsmuskel der Verspannung und Hebung der Rippen bei der Einatmung.
label [med]	Musculi intercostales externi
label [de]	äußere Zwischenrippenmuskeln
speciesNo []	86
ACC []	cy0025768
annotationRemark []	dka
isSuppliedBy	intercostal_artery
isInnervatedBy	intercostal_nerves
attachedTo	rib
isPartOf	skeletal_muscle_of_axial_muscle
isPartOf	muscle_of_thorax