Thoracic Cage

• The Thoracic Cage:

  • cone shaped
  • made up of:
  • thoracic vertebrae dorsally
  • ribs laterally
  • sternum and costal cartilages anteriorly

  
• The Thoracic Cage

  • Primary function is protective
  • Secondary functions
  • movement
  • support (scapulae and upper limbs)
  • muscle attachment points