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What 3 bones make up the sternum?
Manubrium
Body
Xiphoid process
What are "true" ribs?
First 7 pairs of ribs; attached directly to sternum by their own coastal cartilages
What are "false" ribs?
Next 5 pairs of ribs; attach indirectly to sternum
What are floating ribs?
Last 2 pairs of ribs; not attached to sternum
Label the structures
Label the structures
Jugular notch, clavicular notch, sternum (manubrium, body, xiphisternal joint, xiphoid process), intercostal spaces, true ribs, floating ribs, false ribs
Jugular notch, clavicular notch, sternum (manubrium, body, xiphisternal joint, xiphoid process), intercostal spaces, true ribs, floating ribs, false ribs
Label the structures
Label the structures
Head of rib, neck of rib, shaft, coastal cartilage
Head of rib, neck of rib, shaft, coastal cartilage
Label the structures
Label the structures
Head, neck, shaft, facets for articulation with vertebrae, junction with costal cartilage
Head, neck, shaft, facets for articulation with vertebrae, junction with costal cartilage