User:Nhiêu Lộc/Human skeleton

Bones

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Front view of an adult human skeleton
 
Rear view of an adult human skeleton
 
One way to classify bones is by their shape or appearance.
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Vertebral column

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Chest

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  • The sternum (1)
  • The ribs (24, in 12 pairs), including:
    • (7) pairs called "true ribs" directly attached to the sternum (1st-7th pairs)
    • (3) pairs (8th,9th and 10th pairs), also known as False ribs are attached anteriorly to each other and to the 7th rib by cartilages and synovial joints
    • (2) pairs of floating ribs (11th and 12th pairs), have no anterior attachment.