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Ribs attached to sternum are

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First seven pairs
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First ten pairs
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First five pairs
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All twelve pairs
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Solution

The correct option is A First seven pairs
First 7 pairs of ribs are attached anteriorly to the sternum, next 3 attached to a cartilage called costochondral cartilage and the last 2 pairs do not have any anterior attachment and hence called floating ribs.

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