Thoracic cage structure (body structure)

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Thoracic cage

Rib cage

definition

The thoracic cage is comprised of twelve pairs of ribs and associated costal cartilages, as well as the sternum. Note that the thoracic vertebrae are not part of the thoracic cage, but they are part of the skeleton of the thoracic segment of the trunk.

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Thoracic cage structure