False ribs
Costae spuriae
- Latin synonym: Costae VIII-XII
- Synonym: Ribs 8-12
- Related terms: False ribs [VIII-XII]
Definition
The remaining five ribs (8-12) are false ribs; of these, the first three have their cartilages attached to the cartilage of the rib above (vertebro-chondral): the last two are free at their anterior extremities and are termed floating or vertebral ribs.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
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