Figure ribs

Illustration of the skeleton of the rib cage from the front and thoracic vertebrae with rib from above

I-XII ribs 1-12 -
Costa I-XII
(I-VII) True ribs -
Costae verae
(VIII-X) false ribs -
Costae spuriae
(XI-XII) rudimentary ribs -
Cost. fluctuantes

  1. Rib head - Caput costae
  2. Rib neck - Collun costae
  3. Rib humps -
    Costal tuberosity
  4. Rib body - Corpus costae
  5. Rib head joint -
    Articulatio capitis costae
  6. Sternum - sternum
  7. Vertebral bodies -
    Corpus vertebrae
  8. Costal cartilage -
    Cartilago costalis
  9. Rib-sternum joint -
    (Sternocostal joint)
  10. Rib-vertebral body joint -
    (= Point 5.)

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