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RIBCAGE : R I B S
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RIBS
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in

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bones
in
ed
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bones
bones

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Ribs
Ribs
• •Ribs are curved bones in
Ribs
24
24
the body. There are 24
the body . T her e ar e 24
ed
ed
bones or 12 pair s of cur v ed
cur
cur
bones or 12 pairs of curved

of
v
of
v
or

bones
ribs
.
bones or ribs.
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y
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• •The ribs are curiously bent.
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ar
ar

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ribs
ribs
curious
T
l
bent.
ribs
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T
he
l
l
he
he
curious
bent.
curious
bent.
10
O ut of thes e 12 pair s , 10
10
Out of these 12 pairs, 10
br
br
in
t
t
join the
join the
in
pairs join the breast bone in
pair s join the br eas t bone in
bone
bone
eas
eas
bac
bac
bac
k
the
r
r
f
ont
ont
r
the
the
the front and the back bone
f
f
the
ont
the
bone
the
k
k
bone
bone
and
and
and
m
to f
to f
or
m
or
bac
the
bac
k
k
at the back together to form
a a a t the bac k together to f or m
t
the
t
together
together
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a cage-like structure or FLOATING RIBS
uctur
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e
tr
lik
lik
e
or
s
s
s
or
or
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tr
tr
lik
uctur
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box. This is called a
bo x. T his is called a R I B C A G E
RIBCAGE
.
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ribcage.
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