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As a quick overview, the muscles that attach to the first rib are: subclavius, anterior scalene, serratus anterior, middle scalene, and levator costae.The job of these muscles is either to fix the rib in place or draw it upwards.lso present are the superior intercostal artery and vein. As a quick overview, the muscles that attach to the first rib are: subclavius, anterior scalene, serratus anterior, middle scalene, and levator costae. The job of these muscles is either to fix the rib in place or draw it upwards.
They're called the intercostal muscles, though soreness in ribs might also be caused by soreness in your pectoralis minor (which connects to the front of the rib cage) or your serratus anterior (which connect your back to the side of your rib cage). would guess that the reason that your intercostal muscles are sore is because they are being used to hold the rib cage rigid, while forces are being transmitted between the serratus, pectoralis minor and rectus abdiminous.