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What Protects the lung and heart?
The ribcage and muscles on the ribcage protect the heart and the lungs. The pericardium protects the heart as well.
What is the scientific name for the rib cagge?
Ribcage is the scientific name.The rib cage defines the thorax, or upper body, so the medical term for rib cage is 'thoracic cage'. (Thore -ASS-ik)
What if your ribcage is shape like a wave plus your lower ribs protrude What is up its been like that ever since you had pneumonia when you were little did your rib cage collapse?
The rib cage is flat and its shape like a cage that is the shape of rib cage
What does the lungs protect?
Your immune system and your rib cage, plus a layer of muscle
Protects the lungs and suppports breathing?
Your rib cage protects your lungs
What is in front of the rib cage?
The bony plate at the front of the ribcage is known as the sternum, or breastbone.
What organs protect the rib cage?
Well, to answer the question directly, skin protects the ribcage. If the question reversed (what organs does the ribcage protect?), then my answer would be that the ribcage primarily protects the heart and lungs, although it does protect the spleen and, to a lesser extent, the liver and stomach.
What muscles depress the rib cage?
The center layer of the three intercostal muscles, these muscles begin from the costal depression of the rib above and supplement into the predominant boundary of the rib underneath. They help to fall the lung during lapse.
What do you call the bones of the breast?
under the breast lies the ribcage- that little bone betwen the rib cage and protecting them is the sternum
Could the baby be in your rib cage?
yes The baby is not actually IN your ribcage, but towards the end of pregnancy, if it is a kicker they can really feel bruised.
Scientific name for the ribcage?
The scientific name for the ribcage is thoracic cage, which includes the ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae. It is a bony structure that protects the vital organs located in the chest cavity, such as the heart and lungs.
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
