Ribs and Sternum

Question 1

Composed of cartilage during youth and completely ossifies until age 40

Answer 1

xiphoid process

Question 2

First seven pairs of ribs

Answer 2

True Ribs

Question 3

True ribs connect directly to sternum with a short piece of cartilage called

Answer 3

costocartilage

Question 4

Ribs are numbered according to the _____ to which it attaches

Answer 4

thoracic vertebra

Question 5

Articulates with one or two thoracic vertebral bodies

Answer 5

Head

Question 6

Articulates with the transverse process of a vertebra and allows for attachment of a ligament

Answer 6

tubercle

Question 7

extends laterally from the tubercle and then angles forward and downward

Answer 7

Body

Question 8

Where the clavicle articulates medially with the manubrium of the sternum at the clavicular notch

Answer 8

sternoclavicular notch

Question 9

Only bony connection between each shoulder girdle and bony thorax

Answer 9

sternoclavicular joint

Question 10

rib and sternum landmarks

Answer 10

jugular notch (T2-T3)

Question 11

Where the lower end of the manubrium joins the body of the sternum to form a palpable prominence

Answer 11

Sternal angle

Question 12

At level of intervertebral disk space between T4 and T5. 2nd pair of ribs typically attach at this region.

Answer 12

Sternal angle

Question 13

landmark that corresponds to T9-T10

Answer 13

xiphoid process

Question 14

landmark that corresponds to T9-T10

Answer 14

Inferior rib angle (inferior costal margin)

Question 15

Ribs 8-12 (last 5 pairs)

Answer 15

False ribs

Question 16

Ribs 8-10 have _____ that join together at the costocartilage of rib ___.

Answer 16

costocartilage, 7

Question 17

Ribs 11-12. Do not connect to sternum. No costocartilage.

Answer 17

floating ribs