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True ribs 
Anterior surface of sternum and costa cartilages. (True ribs are first seven.) Gray's subject #28 123 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.
Bones of torso (TA A02.2,3, GA 2.96–128) Vertebra General structuresbody of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular/zygapophysis, spinous), spinal canalUncinate process of vertebra · Transverse foramen · Anterior tubercle · Carotid tubercle · Posterior tubercle
C1 (lateral mass, anterior arch, posterior arch), C2 (dens), C3, C4, C5, C6, C7Thoracic skeleton specific ribs (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, true – 1–7, false – 8–12, floating – 11–12) · parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)SternumThoracic cageSuperior thoracic aperture · Inferior thoracic aperture · Intercostal space · Costal margin · Infrasternal angleHuman regional anatomy (TA A01.1) Head 
Neck Trunk Limbs Lower limb/
(see also leg)General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbsCategories:- Bones of the torso
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