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All ribs articulate posteriorly with their corresponding vertebrae.
It articulates with each vertebra. Plus the occipital bone of the skull and the 12 pairs of ribs.
The top 7 ribs are called true ribs. The 8th, 9th and 10th ribs are called false ribs and the 11th and 12th ribs are called floating ribs.
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae.
false ribs
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae also articulate with each other.
The cervical and lumbar vertebrae do not articulate with the ribs. The thoracic vertebrae are the only ones that articulate with the ribs.
Ribs 11 and 12. Ribs 11 and 12 do not have any connection with the sternum.
True ribs
The inferior costal facet and superior costal facet are the points on the thoracic vertebrae at which the ribs articulate.
No, they do not. The floating ribs do not connect to the sternum.
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