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What are the names of the four ribs at the bottom of the rib cage?
The four ribs at the bottom of the rib cage are called floating ribs because they are not directly attached to the sternum. They are known as ribs 11 and 12, with rib 11 being the first of the floating ribs and rib 12 being the last.
Which bones in your body make a cage - like structure?
They are ribs and cage called rib cage
What are the bones in your rib cage called?
A typical human thoracic cage consists of 24 ribs, the sternum and 12 thoracic vertebrae.
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
What is the bone called that covers your heart?
The ribs, and the Sternum.
The bones that form a cage around the chest are called what?
The bones that form a cage around the chest are called the rib cage. It includes the ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae. The rib cage protects the heart, lungs, and other vital organs in the chest.
What body structure protect the lungs from outside harm?
There are several: the ribs, the thoracic vertebrae and the sternum. Together they are called the rib cage.
What ribs 8-10 called?
Ribs 8-10 are called false ribs because they do not have a direct attachment to the sternum. Instead, they connect to the cartilage of the rib above them, which then attaches to the sternum.
What is a common name for rib cage?
The rib bone is also know as either the coastal ribs or floating ribs depending on the location of the rib bone.
Are the lungs distal to the rib cage?
The rib cage is superficial to the lungs. The rib cage encloses the lungs for protection.
What are the bones that form a cage around the chest?
The rib cage is formed by the sternum (breastbone) in the front, the thoracic vertebrae in the back, and the ribs that connect them. There are 12 pairs of ribs, with the first seven pairs known as true ribs, the next three pairs as false ribs, and the last two pairs as floating ribs.
Which of your bones make a sort of cage?
your rib cage
