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Title: Which ribs have no fixation anteriorly?
Post by: jasonkurniadj on Feb 10, 2018
Which ribs have no fixation anteriorly?
 
  a. 5th, 6th, and 7th ribs
  b. 7th and 8th ribs
  c. 8th, 9th, and 10th ribs
  d. 11th and 12th ribs


Title: Which ribs have no fixation anteriorly?
Post by: The Truth on Feb 10, 2018
ANS: D
Although ribs 3 through 7 articulate with the main sternal body, and the 8th through 10th ribs join anteriorly to the above ribs' cartilage, the 11th and 12th ribs have no anterior fixation.