Kalmar "arteria intercostalis" kalma ce ta Latin da ke fassara zuwa "jijiya intercostal" a Turanci. Yana nufin kowane ɗayan ƙananan arteries da ke gudana tsakanin haƙarƙari kuma suna ba da jini ga tsokoki, fata, da sauran kyallen jikin bangon ƙirji. Akwai nau'i biyu na arteries intercostal: arteries intercostal na gaba, wanda ke fitowa daga jijiyar thoracic na ciki, da kuma ta baya, wanda ke tasowa daga thoracic aorta.