Like oil and gas an sometimes the sun
Plaque builds up in the arteries and it causes reduced blood flow
Answer:
The sternum, thoracic vertebrae, and ribs protect the heart and lungs.
Explanation:
The skeleton can be divided into the <em>axial skeleton</em> (the skull and the vertebral column), <em>visceral skeleton</em> (ribs and sternum) and the <em>appendicular skeleton</em> (extremities).
The function of the <em><u>visceral skeleton</u></em> is to <em>support and protect</em> the first portion of the digestive and cardio-breathing apparatus.
In mammals, the second part of the vertebral column (thoracic vertebrae), the ribs and the sternum delimitate a protective box for lungs and heart.
You heart is a specialised muscle the pumps you blood around you body and your blood carries oxygen and nonrishment to all parts of your body and carries waste products to serevrial organs, notably your lungs and kidneys to eliminate. your heart is divded into two pumps witch works together