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Your rib cage is a framework of bones in your chest that protects your heart, lungs, and other vital organs. It also plays an important role in breathing by expanding and contracting to allow air to move in and out of your lungs.
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Research
23,202 papers- Action of the diaphragm on the rib cage.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2016
- Traumatic thoracic rib cage and chest wall hernias: A review and discussion of management principles.American journal of surgery · 2021
- Expiratory rib cage compression in mechanically ventilated adults: systematic review with meta-analysis.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva · 2017
- A deep look into the rib cage compression technique in mechanically ventilated patients: a narrative review.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva · 2022
- Thoracic cage injuries.European journal of radiology · 2019
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Article
The rib cage or thoracic cage is an endoskeletal enclosure in the thorax of most vertebrates that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum, which protect the vital organs of the thoracic cavity, such as the heart, lungs and great vessels and support the shoulder girdle to form the core part of the axial skeleton.
A typical human thoracic cage consists of 12 pairs of ribs and the adjoining costal cartilages, the sternum (along with the manubrium and xiphoid process), and the 12 thoracic vertebrae articulating with the ribs. The thoracic cage also provides attachments for extrinsic skeletal muscles of the neck, upper limbs, upper abdomen and back, and together with the overlying skin and associated fascia and muscles, makes up the thoracic wall.