LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine:

The differences and similarities between true, false, and floating ribs.

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The ribs are elongated, curved, flat bones that articulate with the thoracic vertebrae and end in the anterior wall of the thorax. The vertebral end of the rib articulates with the vertebral column at the head.

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