L4.8.1.4.1: Ribs

• TRUE RIBS

  ● Seven (7) pairs

  ● Considered as “true” because they have 2 attachments

  ● Anteriorly connected to the sternum

  ● Posteriorly connected to the vertebral bone
• FALSE RIBS

  ● Three (3) pairs

  ● Indirectly articulate with the sternum

  ● Anteriorly connected through a fusion of bones
• FLOATING RIBS

  ● Two (2) pairs

  ● Has only 1 connection that is posterior to the vertebral bone
• 1. clavicular notch
  2. true ribs
  3. false ribs
  4. floating ribs
  5. vertebra
  6. vertebra
  7. jugular notch
  8. sternum
  9. manubrium
  10. sternal angle
  11. body
  12. xiphisternal joint
  13. xiphoid process
  14. intercostal spaces
  15. costal cartilage

  A) 1

  B) 2-3

  C) 4-5

  D) 6-7

  E) 8

  F) 9-13

  G) 14-15

  
• 1. jugular notch
  2. sternal angle
  3. heart
  4. xiphisternal joint

  A) 1-4