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7 Cards in this Set
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Body
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Main central part if bone
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False ribs
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Do not attach to the sternum directly. Upper three sets attach by means of costal cartilage
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Floating ribs
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Last two Pairs of false ribs. Do not attach to the sternum at all
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Manubrium
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Flaring upper part of the sternum
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True ribs
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Upper seven pairs fasten to the sternum by costal cartilage
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Xiphoid process
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Projection of cartilage at the lower border of the bone
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Costal cartilages
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Cartilage at the sternal end of true ribs, attaches ribs (except floating ribs) to the sternum
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