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the ribs attached directly to the sternum are called: floating ribs false ribs true ribs humerus ribs drag and drop the correct answers into the boxes. you can also click the correct answer, then the box where it should go. reset my answers.
In human anatomy, true ribs are the first seven pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum via costal cartilages. Floating ribs do not attach to the sternum at all, false ribs attach indirectly, and there is no such thing as 'humerus ribs' (humerus is a bone in the arm).
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