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No, the sternum is NOT the same thing as vertebrae. The sternum is the breastbone. Vertebra are in the spine.
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The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
There are several bones: ribs (24), sternum, thoracic vertebrae that protect the heart and the lungs and several other organs.
The sternum is what to the heart?
The sternum is part of the chest skeleton system, it has nothing to do with the heart.
Which is more medial heart or sternum?
Your sternum is in mid-line. One third of your heart is on the right side and two third lies on left side behind your sternum.
What is anterior to the heart?
The sternum is anterior to the heart.
How does the pelvis protect the heart?
It doesn't. The sternum protects the heart.
Which of the following describes the position of the thoracic vertebrae with respect to the sternum and the kidneys?
: Vertebrae are posterior (or dorsal) to the sternum and medial to the kidneys.
How many ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae and how many with the sternum?
7 with sternum
What are the three parts of the sternum?
the strnum, 12 pairs of ribs, and 12 thoracic vertebrae.
What bone do the ribs connect to?
In the anterior position (front), the ribs connect to the sternum (breast bone) and in the posterior position (back), the vertebrae. There are free ribs that do not attach at the sternum, they just attach at the vertebrae.
Connects left ribs to right ribs?
The only thing that connects the left and the right (1-10) is the sternum in the middle and the vertebrae in the back. 10-12 are only connected by the vertebrae between them.
What are the vital organs of the ribs and sternum?
The ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae make up the ribcage.
Name the bones of the thoracic cage?
The ribs, the thoracic vertebrae and the sternum, some would also consider the clavicle part of the thoracic cage.
What did axial skeleton contain?
Skull;(cranium and mandible), vertebrae, sternum
Bone connected to vertebrae and sternum?
your clavicle and your spinal cord.
The first seven ribs which connect with the thoracic vertebrae your back and with the sternum in the front are?
These are called true ribs. They each have their own cartilage connection to the sternum.
The bone of the rib cage are?
The 12 ribs pairs, the sternum (manubrium, body and xiphoid) and the 12 thoracic vertebrae.
How many ribs does a wolf have?
Wolves have 24 ribs. Two ribs are floating ribs, and the rest connect the sternum to the thoracic vertebrae. That's the same number that humans have.
