The lowest two pairs are known as floating ribs.
Humans have 12 pairs of ribs - seven true and five false or floating rib pairs.
Humans normally have 12 pairs of ribs, but occasionally there are 2 extra pairs of very short ribs.
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13 pairs which consists of 7 pair "true" ribs and 6 pair "false" ribs.
According to Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology, 2 pairs
True ribs, because 7-pairs of costal cartilages join 7-pairs of ribs DIRECTLY to the sternum. False ribs, because the costal cartilage join 3-pairs of ribs to the seventh-rib not the sternum. Floating ribs, because the last 2-pairs of ribs neither connects to a costal cartilage and the sternum.
Males and Female humans both have 2 pairs of floating ribs, those are ribs #11 and #12.
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any of the 12 pairs of ribs the pelvis
Humans have 5 false ribs. Ribs 8-12 are considered false ribs because they do not have a piece of costal cartilage that connects them directly to the sternum. Ribs 11 and 12 are also considered floating ribs because they do not have any costal cartilage and don't connect to the sternum at all.
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.
Only the true ribs are attached to the sternum the false ribs (3) and the floating ribs (2) are not directly attached. The flalse ribs are attached indirectly via cartillage and the floating ribs are not attached at all.