Thorax - Ribs & Sternum

• Tibia

• Femus

• Sternum

• Mandible

Ribs 8-10 that are connected, via cartilage, to rib pair 7, and are thus indirectly connected to the sternum, are known as

• true ribs

• false ribs

• floating ribs

• suprasternal ribs

Identify the structure indicated in the image.

• manubrium

• body of sternum

• xiphoid process

• rib cage

identify the skeletal bone in the picture that is highlighted green and blue; also known as the breastbone

• clavilce

• Sternum

• Rib Cage

• verterbrae

Bones of the thoracic cavity that articulate directly to the sternum and vertebrae

• true ribs
• false ribs
• floating ribs
• strong ribs

Identify the structure indicated in the image.

• manubrium

• body of sternum

• xiphoid process

• rib cage

• sternum

Ribs that are not connected to the sternum are called

• true ribs

• false ribs

• floating ribs

• suprasternal ribs

• Ribs

• Cranium

• Sacrum

• Hipbone

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What part of the thorax is "B"?

• Sternal Notch

• Manubrium

• Xiphoid Process

• Costal Arch

The cartilage that connects ribs to the sternum is known as

• fibrocartilage discs

• costal cartilage

• elastic cartilage

• dense regular connective tissue