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The floating ribs
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How may individual ribs lack an anterior attachment?
how many individual ribs lack an anterior attachment
Is the angle of the rib on the anterior or posterior side of the body?
Anterior.
Which rib have only a posterior attachment?
the floating rib
Is the angle of the rib on the anterior side or posterior side of the body?
Anterior.
Could I see a Picture of floating rib?
Hahahah no. But there are 4 floating ribs (2 each side). These are the bottom of the 12. Their posterior attachment is to T11 and T12 and they have no anterior atachment, they are not connected to the sternum by cartilage.
The first rib is deep to which bone along the anterior thorax?
The clavicle or collar bone.
The heart is what anatomical position to the ribs?
the heart is medial/proximal to the rib cage
What structure is anterior to the heart?
Inferior to the heart: Stomach Superior to the heart: Brain Anterior to the heart: Rib cage Posterior to the heart: Spine Latereral to the heart: Lungs
What is costa bone?
It is a rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
What is the band of tough connective tissue in the midline of the anterior wall calledjand serves as a muscle attachment?
lump in neck
What is the anterior neck muscle which attaches to the ribs is?
The scalenus anterior and the scalenus medius all insert into the first rib (the scalenus posterior inserts into the second rib). They originate from cervical vertebrae two to cervical vertebrae seven (C2 - C7). Each of the scalene muscles has several points of origin, which look like fingers from your spine.
What type of ribs pairs 11-12 that connect to the vertebrae in the back but are free of any attachment in the front is known as what?
The rib pairs that attach to the back vertebrae but are not connected to the sternum are known as floating ribs. In human anatomy, the 11th and 12th rib pairs are termed floating ribs. There are 12 pairs of ribs. The floating ribs are the lowest two rib pairs that are also called false ribs.
