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What muscle originates on the pubic crest and pubic symphysis and inserts on thecartilage 6-7 ribs and the xiphoid process?
The rectus abdominis.
How ribs attach to skeleton true ribs and floating ribs?
All attach to a vertebra, The upper 6 also attach to the sternum, the bottom 6 just "float".
What are the bony landmarks f the abdominopelvic cavity?
The bony landmarks are: iliac crest (a good place to put you hands on), anterior superior iliac spine (that "bump" you can feel on either side of your stomach if it is flat), symphysis pubis (between the legs), sacral promontory which you can not feel but is above the leaf shaped tail bone called the sacrum. Plus the lower ribs and end of the sternum.
What is the Rib muscle?
There is no "rib muscle." Ribs are bones attached to the vertebral column in the back and the sternum anteriorly. There are muscles attached to the ribs - several, in fact. In between the ribs are the internal and external intercostal muscles, there are the pectoral muscles, the serratus anterior and serratus ventralis, the latissimus dorsi also attaches to the ribs. Internally, the diaphragm attaches to the inferior ribs. Many of the strap muscles of the back attach to the ribs. There are others as well.
What Ribs are attach individually to the sternum by way of the coastal cartilage?
True Ribstop 7 pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum by costal cartilageTrue and false ribs do but floating ribs do notTrue ribs
Ribs that do not attach to coastal cartilage at all are?
they are defined as floating ribs
What are the ribs that attach to the sterum by individual cartilagenous extensions?
True Ribs
What vertebrae do the ribs attach to?
12 vertebrae have ribs attatched
Why is a floating rib easily broken?
There are twelve pair of ribs. The first seven ribs are true ribs because they have direct attachment to the sternum. An additional three pair of ribs have indirect attachment to the sternum meaning that they attach to other structures that attach to the sternum. The last two ribs are called floating ribs because they do not attach to the sternum at all. Because the floating ribs do not attach to the sternum they are prone to injury.
WHAT IS RIB MUSCLES?
There is no "rib muscle." Ribs are bones attached to the vertebral column in the back and the sternum anteriorly. There are muscles attached to the ribs - several, in fact. In between the ribs are the internal and external intercostal muscles, there are the pectoral muscles, the serratus anterior and serratus ventralis, the latissimus dorsi also attaches to the ribs. Internally, the diaphragm attaches to the inferior ribs. Many of the strap muscles of the back attach to the ribs. There are others as well.
What muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen is the?
Latissimus dorsi is the muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen.
How are the ribs classified on the basis of their attachment to the sternum?
Ribs are classified according to their attachment to the sternum. The first seven pairs of ribs attach directly to the sternum and are called true ribs. Ribs 8-10 have cartilage that attaches to the cartilage of the seventh rib and are called false ribs. The eleventh and twelfth ribs do not attach to the sternum and are called floating ribs.
