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Post by debs0109 Sat Jul 26 2014, 23:20

Can anyone explain a floating rib to me please?
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Post by -Ian- Sat Jul 26 2014, 23:25

It's the ribs that aren't attached to the breast bone I believe. In humans it's the lowest 2 I think
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Post by janey Sat Jul 26 2014, 23:41

Scroll down to the 'Ribs'

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Anatomy_and_Physiology_of_Animals/The_Skeleton

Hope it helps x
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Post by JStaff Sun Jul 27 2014, 07:54

In humans the 11th and 12th rib attached to the spinal cord and not the sternum. Easy to break and very painful
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