Question

T/F: Your ribs are round bones arranged from 1 to 12 in your rib cage.

Answer 1

Answer:

True!

Some ribs fun facts:

1-12 ribs go lower in the anatomy as the numbers get bigger (1 is at the top 12 is at the bottom)

ribs 1-7 are 'true' ribs

ribs 8-10 are 'false' ribs, connected to the sternum with costal cartilage

11 and 12 ribs are 'floating ribs' have no actual attachment to the sternum

your ribcage actually extends 3 to 5 cm every breath you take, called most commonly a 'bucket handle' movement

no matter your se`x, you have 12 pairs (or 24) ribs

although women don't have 13 ribs, rare instances can occur where one has a "gorilla rib" where they have an extra rib!

the middle ribs are the most likely to get broken

hope this helps:)