Ribs Flashcards
Atypical Rib
1, 2, 11, 12; sometimes 10
True Rib
1-7; cartilage attaches to sternum
False Ribs
8-10;cartilage attaches to costal cartilage of the above rib
Floating Ribs
11-12
Pump handle
move superiorly and anteriorly
increase AP diameter
3-7
Bucket handle
move superiorly and laterally
increase transverse diameter
1-2, 8-10
Caliper
•Downward and posteriorly with inhalation
•Upward and anteriorly with exhalation
11-12
Rib 1 muscle attachment
anterior and middle scalenes
rib 2 muscle attachment
posterior scalene
ribs 3-5 muscle attachments
pectoralis minor
ribs 6-8 muscle attachments
serratus anterior
ribs 9-10 muscle attachments
latissimus dorsi
ribs 11-12 muscle attachments
quadratus lumborum
•Ribs 1, 10, 11, 12
Only articulate with
their own vertebrae (not
the one above as well)
•Ribs 11, 12
•Do not have tubercles
(and therefore do not
articulate with
transverse processes)