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Slightly movable joints?
allow only slight movement.The joints present between the vertebrae of the backbone and the joints between the ribs and the breastbone are the examples of slightly movable joints.
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 bone connects the breastbone to each shoulder bone?
The breast bone is actually between the breast and is called the sternum. The bones beneath the breast are the ribcage
What is enclosed by the breastbone and the ribs?
Thorax is enclosed by breast bones, ribs and thoracic vertebrae.
Why ribs have joints?
Ribs have joints to protect our lungs.
What the bone in the center of the chest between the ribs?
Breastbone
What is in the bone in the center of the chest between the ribs?
It is the Sternum (breastbone).
Where do all the ribs join?
No, you have 12 pairs of ribs. The first 10 of them are connected to the sternum through the coastal cartilage. But the last two are free floaters, and they are not connected to the sternum at all.
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.
Connects the ribs to the sternum?
Costal cartilage connects the ribs to the sternum.
