The ribs and sternum are best classified as the rib cage. Most of the ribs and sternum consist of bone.
The rib bone is also know as either the coastal ribs or floating ribs depending on the location of the rib bone.
Yes, it would not be pork ribs if the bone was not included.
The ribs should be cooked with bone down.
False ribs are ribs that have no direct attachment to the sternum (breast bone).
The rib bone is also know as either the coastal ribs or floating ribs depending on the location of the rib bone.
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The words bone or ridge can be used as synonyms for the word ribs.
It's a medical/anatomical condition where the ribs and the breast bone form a raised ridge rather than laying pretty much flat. A bit like the breast bone/shape of birds.
the bone is called the ribbon bone
The ribcage is made of lots of bones and the skull is made of two bones.
Every pair of ribs has a distinct shape. An expert could easily tell which one was which. Those near the heart also have the distinction of connecting to the sterum (breast bone).