rib cage

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Adult male (BodyParts3D)

Definition

Subdivision of skeletal system that consists of all ribs in an organism connected to the sternum and the vertebrae. Some vertebrates have abdominal ribs (gastrialia), not connected to the vertebrate - these are not considered part of the rib case.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Relations

Arterial supply: subclavian artery, intercostal arteries
Venous drainage: subclavian vein, intercostal veins

Sub-structures

left side of rib cage
right eighth rib
right eleventh rib
right fifth rib
right first rib
right fourth rib
right ninth rib
right second rib
right seventh rib
right side of rib cage
right sixth rib
right tenth rib
right third rib
right twelfth rib

Practice questions

Wikipedia (English)

Identifiers

TA2: 1096
TA98: A02.3.04.001
FMA: 7480
UBERON: 0003252
Wikidata: Q2576226