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(3) axial skeleton - bony thorax/chest

  1. true ribs/vertebrosternal ribs (1-7)

    • what kind of tissue allows them to attach to the sternum

  2. false ribs/vertebrochondral ribs (8-10)

  3. floating ribs (11-12)

  4. sternum

    • manubrium

    • body

    • xiphoid process, when does the xiphoid fully ossify