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Ribs are attached anteriorly to?

They are atached to your spine and they make a cage around your organe-to protect them & cover them.


Which ribs do not attach anteriorly to the sternum?

Ribs 11 and 12 do not attach anteriorly to the sternum.


What is the Rib muscle?

There is no "rib muscle." Ribs are bones attached to the vertebral column in the back and the sternum anteriorly. There are muscles attached to the ribs - several, in fact. In between the ribs are the internal and external intercostal muscles, there are the pectoral muscles, the serratus anterior and serratus ventralis, the latissimus dorsi also attaches to the ribs. Internally, the diaphragm attaches to the inferior ribs. Many of the strap muscles of the back attach to the ribs. There are others as well.


WHAT IS RIB MUSCLES?

There is no "rib muscle." Ribs are bones attached to the vertebral column in the back and the sternum anteriorly. There are muscles attached to the ribs - several, in fact. In between the ribs are the internal and external intercostal muscles, there are the pectoral muscles, the serratus anterior and serratus ventralis, the latissimus dorsi also attaches to the ribs. Internally, the diaphragm attaches to the inferior ribs. Many of the strap muscles of the back attach to the ribs. There are others as well.


What bones are attached to the Quadriceeps?

ribs


Propose a reason why the ribs are attached anteriorly by cartilage?

Attaching the ribs anteriorly by cartilage allows for greater flexibility and movement during breathing. The cartilage also helps to provide support and protection to the ribcage, as it can flex and expand with the chest cavity.


What muscles are attached to bones?

ribs


What bones are attached to the thoracic vertebrae?

All ribs are attached in the back to the thoracic vertebrae.


Most ribs are attached anteriorly to the?

Thoracic cage thoracic cage is false. all ribs connect to the sternum either directly or indirectly (coastal cartilages connect some ribs to sternum. Eh, everyone here is off so far. This is how it works. The problem is the question, because none of the ribs connect anteriorly, but are attached by use of coastal cartilage. None of the ribs connect directly to the sternum, but the only possible answer to this question would be sternum anyway, simply because of the word "anterior." Now posteriorly ALL ribs, true and false alike, attach to the vertebral column. Actually, according to our text book in A & P, it is Thoracic cage!


What 2 bones are attached to your spine?

any of the 12 pairs of ribs the pelvis


Upper ribs are attached to the sarum?

The upper ribs are not attached to the sacrum. The ribs are connected to the thoracic vertebrae at the back and to the sternum in the front. The sarum or sacrum is a bone at the base of the spine that connects to the pelvic bones.


Are the upper ribs attached to the sacrum?

No, the upper ribs are attached to the thoracic vertebrae in the back, not to the sacrum. The sacrum is a triangular bone at the base of the spine that connects the spine to the hip bones.