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Thorax is enclosed by breast bones, ribs and thoracic vertebrae.
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What happens to the cartilage between your ribs and breastbone when you breathe?
The cartilage between the ribs and breastbone moves and flexes when you breathe.
What are your ribs fastened to?
they are connected to the breastbone and the spine
What is the medical term pertaining to the breastbone and ribs?
Sternocostal or costosternal means pertaining to the breastbone and ribs.Costosternal
What kind of joints connects the ribs to the breastbone?
Immovable
What the bone in the center of the chest between the ribs?
Breastbone
Is chest a noun?
Yes, the word 'chest' is a noun, a word for the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; a container used for storing, safekeeping, or shipping; the treasury of a public institution; a word for a thing.
What is in the bone in the center of the chest between the ribs?
It is the Sternum (breastbone).
Where exactly is the thorax located can i please have a pic?
the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.
What is the function on the breastbone?
The breastbone, or sternum, is a flexible plate of cartilage that holds the front of most of the ribs in place to form the thoracic cage.
What is sternocostal?
It is a joint found between the sternum (breastbone) and any of the ribs that attach to it.
What is common noun for chest?
The word 'chest' is a common noun, a general word for the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; a container used for storing, safekeeping, or shipping; the treasury of a public institution; a word for any chest of any kind.
How does the skeleton protect the heart?
the heart is situated just behind and slightly left of the breastbone, from this bone arises the ribs, the bones that go around the body trunk and defines the thorax. This anatomy is how the skeleton protects the heart.
