True ribs

True ribs
True ribs
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Anterior surface of sternum and costa cartilages. (True ribs are first seven.)
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The first seven ribs are connected posteriorly with the vertebral column, and anteriorly, through the intervention of the costal cartilages, with the sternum; they are called true ribs or vertebro-sternal ribs.

False ribs are interconnected membranous structures that are connected with the sternum process.


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