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Are ribs part of the thoracic cage?
Yep, the ribs are what make up the thoracic cage.
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.
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 bone are like a helmet or cage?
helmet = skull cage = ribs (as in "rib cage")
Which of your bones make a sort of cage?
your rib cage
Which bones in your body make a cage - like structure?
They are ribs and cage called rib cage
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
One of the 24 in the thoracic cage?
Ribs
What protects your heart and longs?
the ribs cage does
Which of our bones make a sort of cage?
ribs
Which bones form kind of cage?
ribs
How many pairs of ribs is the thoracic cage composed of?
There are 7 pairs of true ribs. They are the 1st through 7th ribs. There are 5 pairs of false ribs, the 8th to the 12th ribs.
