Floating ribs
Costae fluctuantes
- Latin synonym: Costae XI-XII
- Synonym: Ribs 11-12
- Related terms: Floating ribs [XI-XII]
Definition
Last two false ribs (11/12) that are free at their anterior extremities.
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/).
![Floating ribs - Radiography spine - Thoracic vertebrae [TI-TXII] - e-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/eanatomy/modules/rachis-radios/images/v1/22e17148fcdadff0cfaef81af948480a95c50f27d495bdcc9820db0eb51da59a?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=000000&fit=crop&p64=MzM4LDYxMw&t=RmxvYXRpbmcgcmlicw&tx=338&ty=613&w=200&wk=1&s=6a12b2fe21abd1762af2894e08aca43e "Floating ribs - Radiography spine - Thoracic vertebrae [TI-TXII] - e-Anatomy")
![Floating ribs - Radiography spine - Lumbar vertebrae [LI-LV] - e-Anatomy](https://cdn.imaios.cn/i/imaios-images/web/images/eanatomy/modules/rachis-radios/images/v1/1858825da629d9df5e2ed974bf9b2e5048c0099d80b2cf6c160d5d3690841579?ar=640:670&auto=format,compress&bg=000000&fit=crop&p64=NDAyLDEzOQ&t=RmxvYXRpbmcgcmlicw&tx=402&ty=139&w=200&wk=1&s=0214db7f7dfe72027bdb8e6a754bf775 "Floating ribs - Radiography spine - Lumbar vertebrae [LI-LV] - e-Anatomy")
