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Short bones are bones that are the same length and width, like those in the palm of you hand. The common image of a bone (like you'd give to a dog) are long bones.
Based on this, ribs are too long to be a short bone.
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Can you get rib cancer?
In a way, yes, you can indeed get rib cancer. There is a cancer called bone cancer and a rib is a bone, so, if you have bone cancer in your ribs, then you have rib cancer.
What is a common name for rib cage?
The rib bone is also know as either the coastal ribs or floating ribs depending on the location of the rib bone.
What job does the rib bone do?
Your rib bones help protect your heart and lungs e.g if you didnt have a rib bone your heart and lung wouldt supported :)
What is the cowboy cut rib-eye?
A rib eye steak with the rib bone attached.
What cuts of beef comes from the rib?
I think it's the T-Bone, or the Texas bone. Not sure but i know it's from the way the bone is shaped like a T
What is human rib?
Bone.
How many bones in one rib?
One rib is one bone
What is a bone island on a rib?
Bone island is a bone lesion usually benign...
What is the adjective of bone?
Rib and femur are some of the adjectives of the bone.
What is rib not a bone?
Cause there not the same
What bone begins with r?
rib
What protect the rib cage?
bone
