Rib Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Costal Cartilage?
A
The part on the ends of your ribs that connect them to the sternum. (allows the cage to expand and contract during breathing and aerobic and anaerobic respiration.)
2
Q
What is the Sternum?
A
The middle area which all of your rib cage is connected to.
3
Q
What is the RIb?
A
The part contained inside of your chest, protecting all of your vital organs.
4
Q
What is the Thoracic Vertebrae?
A
The bone connecting your Cranium and your ribs.
5
Q
What is the False Ribs?
A
The lower part of your ribcage.
6
Q
What is the Floating Ribs?
A
The inside of your rib cage where there are bones sticking out, hence giving the name ‘floating ribs’.
7
Q
What is the Cervical Vertebrae?
A
The support area of the neck.
