Thoracic Cage and Rib

Bones of the thoracic cavity that are attached to vertebrae only (not attached to sternum or another rib by costal cartilage); lowest two false ribs

• floating ribs
• false ribs
• true ribs
• loose ribs

How many pairs of true ribs are there? 

• 12
• 2
• 5
• 7

Letter C is pointing to: 

• Vertebral Rib
• Manubrium
• Costal Cartilage
• Vertebralchondral Rib

How many pairs of false ribs are there? 

• 5
• 3
• 2
• 7

WHAT IS H ? 

• HEAD
• TUBERCLE
• NECK
• COSTAL GROOVE

WHAT IS i ?

• HEAD

• TUBERCLE

• NECK

• SHAFT

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The middle, flat section of the sternum. 

• clavicle 
• head 
• glenoid cavity 
• Body 

Inferior portion of the sternum; made of cartilage; cone shaped

• coracoid process
• acromion process
• xiphoid process
• scapula

How many pairs of ribs are found in the typical human?

• 12

• 5

• 10

• 8

Breastbone; flat, elongated bone that protects the heart and lungs

• clavicle
• sternum 
• scapula
• rib

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2