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Human anatomy 2

Human anatomy 1

Human neuroanatomy

  • Human anatomy 2
  • Human anatomy 1
  • Human neuroanatomy
  • Human body
    • Parts of human body
      • Regions of human body
        • Musculoskeletal systems
          • Skeletal system
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                                                                                                                  • Ribs [I-XII]
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                                                                                                                        • Numbering of ribs
                                                                                                                          • Rib [I]
                                                                                                                            • Rib [X]
                                                                                                                              • Rib [XI]
                                                                                                                                • Rib [XII]
                                                                                                                                  • Rib [II]
                                                                                                                                    • Rib [III]
                                                                                                                                      • Rib [IV]
                                                                                                                                        • Rib [V]
                                                                                                                                          • Rib [VI]
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                                                                                                                                                • Rib [IX]
                                                                                                                                              • Rib
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Mediastinum: Anterior view - e-Anatomy
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Rib 9

                                                                                                                                                                                      Costa IX

                                                                                                                                                                                      • Related terms: Rib [IX]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Definition

                                                                                                                                                                                      9th rib

                                                                                                                                                                                      References

                                                                                                                                                                                      Gallery

                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Mediastinum: Anterior view - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Mediastinum: Lateral aspect - Right - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Mediastinum: Lateral aspect - Left - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Oesophagus - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Superior vena cava - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Lymphatic trunks and ducts - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Phrenic nerve - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Sympathetic trunk - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Axial cross section - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Thoracic skeleton - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Synovial joints of thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Synovial joints of thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Muscles of thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Muscles of thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Muscles of thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Muscles of thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Diaphragm - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Arteries - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Arteries - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Veins - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Veins - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Thoracic wall-Breast - Lymph node - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Visible Human Project - Thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Visible Human Project - Abdomen - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - FDG-PET/CT whole body - Thorax - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - FDG-PET/CT whole body - Abdomen - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Chest X-ray (CXR) - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Ribs X-ray - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Radiography chest abdomen pelvis - Abdominal X-ray (AXR) - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT chest - Axial - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT chest - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT chest - Coronal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT chest - VR - General anatomy - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT chest - VR - Thoracic bones - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT peritoneal cavity - Transverse - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT peritoneal cavity - Coronal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - CT peritoneal cavity - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - MRI lumbar spine - Transverse T2 MPR - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - MRI lumbar spine - Sagittal T2 MPR - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - MRI lumbar spine - Coronal T2 MPR - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Axial - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Sagittal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - Coronal - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib 9 - Female abdomen-pelvis CT - VR - 3D - e-Anatomy
                                                                                                                                                                                      Rib 9 - Mediastinum - Mediastinum: Anterior view - e-Anatomy
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Anatomical hierarchy

                                                                                                                                                                                      Human anatomy 2

                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Human body >
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Musculoskeletal systems >
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Skeletal system >
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Thoracic skeleton >
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Bones of thorax >
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Ribs >
                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Numbering of ribs >
                                                                                                                                                                                      8. Rib 9

                                                                                                                                                                                      Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

                                                                                                                                                                                      Human anatomy 1

                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Systemic anatomy >
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Bones; Skeletal system >
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Thoracic skeleton >
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Costal cartilage >
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. Numbering of ribs >
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Rib [IX]

                                                                                                                                                                                      Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

                                                                                                                                                                                      Comparative anatomy in animals
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Rib - 9
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