All the Following Statements Concerning the Intercostal Arteries Are TRUE

Multiple Choice

All the following statements concerning the intercostal arteries are TRUE EXCEPT:

A) there are eleven pairs
B) derived from descending aorta and costocervical trunk
C) those on the left are longer than those on the right
D) lie between the intercostal vein above and the intercostal nerve below in the intercostal space
E) have anterior and posterior branches