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1
Q

Which ribs are called true ribs?

aka - typical ribs

A

1 - 7

2
Q

Which ribs are called false ribs?

A

8 - 12

3
Q

How do the ‘false’ ribs connect with the sternum?

A

7TH RIB COSTAL CARTILAGE

4
Q

What is the additional name given to ribs 11 - 12?

A

FLOATING RIBS

unattached anteriorly

5
Q

Which rib is the longest rib?

A

7

6
Q

Which ribs are the ‘typical’ ribs?

A

2 - 10

7
Q

What are the 4 characteristics of ‘typical’ ribs?

A
HEAD
\+
NECK
\+
TUBERCLE
\+
SHAFT
8
Q

What do the 2 facets at the head of the ‘typical’ rib articulate with?

A

2 VERTEBRAL BODIES

9
Q

What is the neck of a ‘typical’ rib located between?

A

HEAD
and
TUBERCLE

10
Q

On the tubercle of a ‘typical rib’ is a facet that articulates with a ________.

A

TVP

11
Q

Which directions does the shaft of a ‘typical rib’ go off the vertebral body?

A
POSTERIOR
\+
INFERIOR
\+
LATERAL
12
Q

What is the costal groove on the shaft of the ‘typical’ rib for?

A

COSTAL NERVE

13
Q

The superior costal facet articulates with the head of the rib of the _________ number.

A

SAME

T4 - RIB 4

14
Q

The inferior costal facet articulates with the head of the __________ rib.

A

INFERIOR

T4 - RIB 5

15
Q

Name the facet which articulates with the tubercle of the rib of the same number?

A

TRANSVERSE COSTAL FACET

16
Q

The transverse costal facet on T4 articulates with the tubercle of rib number ____.

A

4

17
Q

Name the facet which articulates with the head of the rib of the same number?

A

SUPERIOR COSTAL FACET

18
Q

Name the facet which articulates with the head of the inferior rib?

A

INFERIOR COSTAL FACET

19
Q

Name the 3 atypical ribs?

A
1
\+
11
\+
12
20
Q

What makes atypical ribs.. atypical?

A

ATYPICAL ARTICULATE WITH ONLY 1 VERTEBRAL BODY

numerically corresponding

21
Q

What is the name of the tubercle on rib 1?

A

SCALENE TUBERCLE

anterior scalene muscle attaches

22
Q

What are the grooves on rib 1 for?

A

SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY AND VEIN

23
Q

Ribs 11 and 12 have a small _______ on the head of the rib.

A

FACET

24
Q

Name the two things ribs 11 and 12 do not have, as well as what it does not connect to?

A
NO NECK
\+
NO TUBERCLE
\+
TRANSVERSE PROCESS