The rib cage is part of the axial skeleton. The average human is born with the same number of ribs regardless of gender. The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebra. For example, the first rib ...

A Coastguard rescue team was scrambled after a member of the public spotted a human rib cage in the sea - only for it to turn out to be a plastic skeleton. Hampshire police and the RNLI all ...

Delicate ribs offer protection Your ribs form a protective cage that encloses many of your delicate internal organs, such as your heart and lungs. Your rib bones themselves are quite fragile and ...

Delicate ribs offer protection Your ribs form a protective cage that encloses many of your delicate internal organs, such as your heart and lungs. Your rib bones themselves are quite fragile and ...