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the back bone is the vertebrae
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What is the rib cage attached to?
they are attached by cartilage formed between the actual rib and the back bone
What is the bone located at the center of the rib cage?
In the posterior position the ribs articulate on individual vertebrae of the spine. I the anterior position they converge on the sternum. There is no bone in the centre of cage made by the ribs.
What is the name of the bones in the torso?
The bones in the torso are the rib cage, sternum, and vertebrae.
What bone protects the lungs?
The rib cage is the bone that protects the lungs. The ribs are connected to the thoracic vertebrae at the back and the sternum at the front to form a protective enclosure around the lungs and other vital organs in the chest.
What bones articulates with pelvis?
the rib cage
What is the name of the bone that protects the lungs in a cow?
The bone that protects the lungs in a cow is called the thoracic vertebrae. These vertebrae form part of the rib cage that surrounds and protects the lungs.
What do you call this the barrel shaped enclosure that extends around the chest from the back bone to the front of the body?
That is called the rib cage. It consists of the ribs, sternum, and thoracic vertebrae, and its main function is to protect the internal organs, such as the heart and lungs.
What are the main parts to the skeletal system?
upper leg bone lower leg bone wrist bone thigh bone collar bone rib cage back bone skull tarsals eye socket shoulder bone knee cup jaw bone lower arm bone upper arm bone hyoid elbow bone ulnq scapula sternum metarcarpals vertebrae ciavacle femur tibia fibula phalanges hip bone phalngesradius
How many thoracic vertebrae?
The part of the skeleton enclosing the thorax, consisting of the thoracic vertebrae, ribs, coastal cartilages, and sternum.
What keep your heart and lung and liver safe?
The heart, lungs, and liver are protected by the rib cage, breast bone (sternum), and back bone. These bones provide a protective cage around these vital organs.
The bone of the rib cage are?
The 12 ribs pairs, the sternum (manubrium, body and xiphoid) and the 12 thoracic vertebrae.
The spine is compose of how many movable segments called vertebrae?
The spine is composed of 33 movable segments called vertebrae. These vertebrae are divided into five regions: cervical (7 vertebrae), thoracic (12 vertebrae), lumbar (5 vertebrae), sacrum (5 fused vertebrae), and coccyx (4 fused vertebrae).
