the ribs protect the heart. The rib cage protects the heart, as well as the lungs. The rib cage and the sternum helps to protect the heart and its surrounding organs from damage . The heart is protected by several different bones. The breastbone or sternum protect the heart.
The proximal attachments are the pubic crest and the pubic symphysis. It attaches distally at the costal cartilages of ribs 5-7 and the xiphoid process of the sternum.
