AI overview
Ribs are long curved bones that form a cage around your chest, protecting vital organs like your lungs and heart while allowing them to expand so you can breathe. In most animals with backbones, ribs play this dual role of defense and support, though in some creatures like snakes they extend further to protect the entire body.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Anatomy.Name
- Rib
- Anatomy.Latin
- costae
- Anatomy.Image
- Costae - collection.jpg
- Anatomy.Caption
- Collection of single ribs in the Faculty of Education of Charles University
- Anatomy.Image2
- Ribs animation.gif
- Anatomy.Caption2
- Animation of all ribs, including the false ones in humans
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
26,905 papersvia PubMed