.......... and .......... pairs of ribs are called floating ribs.

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11th and 12th pairs of ribs are called floating ribs as they are not connected to sternum on the ventral side. They are attached to vertebral column on the dorsal aspect but left free on the ventral aspect. So they are called Floating ribs.

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