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The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
There are several bones: ribs (24), sternum, thoracic vertebrae that protect the heart and the lungs and several other organs.
The sternum is what to the heart?
The sternum is part of the chest skeleton system, it has nothing to do with the heart.
Which is more medial heart or sternum?
Your sternum is in mid-line. One third of your heart is on the right side and two third lies on left side behind your sternum.
What is anterior to the heart?
The sternum is anterior to the heart.
How does the pelvis protect the heart?
It doesn't. The sternum protects the heart.
Which of the following describes the position of the thoracic vertebrae with respect to the sternum and the kidneys?
: Vertebrae are posterior (or dorsal) to the sternum and medial to the kidneys.
What bone do the ribs connect to?
In the anterior position (front), the ribs connect to the sternum (breast bone) and in the posterior position (back), the vertebrae. There are free ribs that do not attach at the sternum, they just attach at the vertebrae.
Connects left ribs to right ribs?
The only thing that connects the left and the right (1-10) is the sternum in the middle and the vertebrae in the back. 10-12 are only connected by the vertebrae between them.
What are the vital organs of the ribs and sternum?
The ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae make up the ribcage.
Name the bones of the thoracic cage?
The ribs, the thoracic vertebrae and the sternum, some would also consider the clavicle part of the thoracic cage.
Bone connected to vertebrae and sternum?
your clavicle and your spinal cord.
What did axial skeleton contain?
Skull;(cranium and mandible), vertebrae, sternum
The first seven ribs which connect with the thoracic vertebrae your back and with the sternum in the front are?
These are called true ribs. They each have their own cartilage connection to the sternum.
What are the 4 parts of the thoracic cage?
Sternum which is composed of manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. Ribs Costal cartilage Thoracic vertebrae
How many ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae and how many with the sternum?
There are 12 pairs of ribs that articulate with the thoracic vertebrae, one per vertebra. The upper 7 pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum, either via their own costal cartilage or the cartilage of the rib above. Ribs 8-10 articulate indirectly with the sternum through a shared cartilage, while ribs 11 and 12 are floating ribs that do not connect to the sternum.
What is the name of the bones in the torso?
The bones in the torso are the rib cage, sternum, and vertebrae.
The bone of the rib cage are?
The 12 ribs pairs, the sternum (manubrium, body and xiphoid) and the 12 thoracic vertebrae.
