The Thoracic Cage: The Rib cage!
Channel: EmpoweRN
Date: 2019-05-10

The human thoracic cage consists of the thoracic vertebrae, the ribs, the coastal cartilages and the sternum. They function to protect the contents of the upper abdomen and assist in respiration. 
The human thoracic cage has 12 ribs on each side that terminate which means form an ending on their anterior or front side into a special cartilage called the coastal cartilage. 

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