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The breastbone or sternum protect the heart. The ribs also help protect the organs in the chest including the lungs.
Norris Bernhard
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What protects the bones in the body?
RIB CAGE - it protects the heart,lungs,kidney and other organs inside it.
How do you describe the ribs?
a large cage of bones that protects the heart and lungs.
What skeletal structure protects the heart?
The ribs, I guess. She guessed right. The ribcage is the collection of bones that protects the organs of the thorax including the heart. More specifically the sternum, the "breast bone" directly covers and protects the heart.
What forms a cage that protects the heart and lungs?
The rib cage, comprised of bones.
Which bone protects your heart?
Your ribs are the bones that protect your heart.
What bones protect the heart?
The ribs, the sternum, and the scapula work together to protect the heart.
How does bones protect your body?
they help you stand eitherwise you would be jelly They protect oragans. the ribs protect the heart and lungs, and the pelvis or hip bone protects the bladder lymph nodes and lower colon.
What organs protects bones?
Three sets of bones protect the internal organs:The skull protects the brainThe rib cage, anchored by the sternum and vertebral column, protects the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and spleen.The pelvis protects the urinary and reproductive organs, as well as the lower part of the intestines
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
What protects the ends of bones from wear and tear?
cartilage protects the bones where they meet.
What organs do the bones of the thorax protect?
The bony thorax protects the heart and liver. Wrong... the bone thorax protects the heart and LUNGS as it also allows the respiratory muscle to create a vacuum that will draw air into the lungs. while the Ribs withing in the bone thorax will protect not only the thoracic organs, but as well the spleen, most of the liver and to some extent the kidneys.
What does periosteum do for bones?
surrounds and protects bones
