Mm. intercostales interni

WHIDDEN, HOWARD P., 2000, Comparative Myology of Moles and the Phylogeny of the Talpidae (Mammalia, Lipotyphla), American Museum Novitates 3294, pp. 1-53 : 21

Mm. intercostales interni

These muscles connect adjacent ribs. They form a continuous layer from the costovertebral articulations to the costal cartilages, deep to Mm. intercostales externi . Adjacent to the vertebral column the fibers have an anterolateral orientation, whereas adjacent to the sternum the orientation is anteromedial.

REMARKS: These muscles have the same general form in Condylura , Neurotrichus , Parascalops , Scalopus , Scapanus , and Talpa .