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yes girls have 2 extra ribs and boys only have 10 ribs

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Why do men and women have different amount of ribs?

Men and women actually have the same number of ribs. The idea that men have one less rib than women comes from a biblical story about Eve being created from one of Adam's ribs. This is a myth and anatomically incorrect.


Which gender has an extra rib?

Females do not have more bones than males. Men and women both have 206 bones. This idea arises from the idea that God took out Adam's rib so men have fewer ribs.


Does woman have more ribs than man?

No, generally both men and women have the same number of ribs. Twelve pairs of flexible, archlike ribs form the lateral portions of the thoracic cage. They increase in length from the first to the seventh and then decrease again from the eighth to the twelfth.IIWeinreb, E. L. 1984. Anatomy and Physiology. Addison Wesley Publ. Co., Inc. Menlo Park, CA. p. 345.


Can a human body have more than 12 ribs?

Yes an average of 1 in 20 people have an "extra" rib


Do men have one more rib than women?

They don't. Everyone has the same number of ribs.


What actors and actresses appeared in Women Who Eat Meat - 2002?

The cast of Women Who Eat Meat - 2002 includes: Merit Brown as Extra Marcello Cabezas as Dan Scott Darlington as Extra Don Fessman as Rick Daniella Kimber as Ribs Girl Jennifer Laine Williams as Ally Jenny Myers as Extra Trina Robinson as Extra Carla Tassaura as Extra Robyn Weiss as Maya Debbie Whouley as Extra


Where do extra thoracic floating ribs attach?

thoracic vertebrae


How many ribs do men and women have?

men and women have the same number of rib bones, 7 true ribs, 5 false ribs, and 2 floating ribs that don't go all the way around and connect to the sternum.24 for both....Boys and girls have the same number of ribs, 12 pairs. The idea that boys have fewer ribs comes from the biblical story of the creation in Genesis where God supposedly made Eve from one of Adam's ribs.


What percentage of humans have a cervical set of ribs?

Cervical ribs are extra ribs that grow closest to the neck. They occur in between one in 200 and one in 500 people.


How many pairs of ribs would the normal human have?

Twelve pair is the norm, but about 5% have one or more extra ribs.


Why man have 12 ribs and women 13?

Both men and women normally have the same number of ribs -12 to each side


Do men have more rib bones than women?

No both sexes have 24 ribs (a set of 12). A very small amount of people have 22 or 26 ribs, (en extra set, or a missing set) at birth.