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The cervical and lumbar vertebrae do not articulate with the ribs. The thoracic vertebrae are the only ones that articulate with the ribs.
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What bones are attached to the thoracic vertebrae?
All ribs are attached in the back to the thoracic vertebrae.
What feature distinguishes thoracic vertebrae from other vertebrae?
Thoracic vertebrae are attached to a pair of ribs
The ribs are attached posteriorly to the what?
All ribs articulate posteriorly with their corresponding vertebrae.
What structure is the missing body of the second body of the cervical vertebrae?
The cervical vertebrae do not have ribs attached.
Which type of vertebra has facets that articulate with the tubercle of the ribs?
The thoracic vertebra
How much ribs does a snake have?
Snakes have between 100-400 vertebrae with as many ribs attached
How are thoracic vertebrae 11 and 12 different from all the other thoracic vertebrae?
The ribs attached to 11 and 12 do not connect to anything in the front of the body. They are said to be, "Floating".
What type of vertebre have ribs attached to them?
There are 12 pairs of ribs. All 12 pairs connect directly to the thoracic vertebrae.
Which pairs of ribs are known as floating ribs?
Lower most two pairs of ribs (11th and 12th) are known as floating ribs because they are only attached to vertebrae but not to the sternum.
Ribs are attached anteriorly to?
They are atached to your spine and they make a cage around your organe-to protect them & cover them.
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.
What vertebrae do the ribs attach to?
12 vertebrae have ribs attatched
