Skeletal structure surrounding chest cavity

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Ribs and sternum together forms a rib cage that surrounds the chest cavity. It protects the internal organs such as heart from mechanical shock and injury.

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Given below is a square of letters in which are hidden different words related to respiration in organisms. These words may be present in any direction – upwards, downwards, or along the diagonals. Find the words for your respiratory system. Clues about those words are given below the square.

(ii) Skeletal structures surrounding chest cavity

Q. Name the body structure concerned with the given functional activity.
Helps to increase the volume of the chest cavity lengthwise.

Q. Name the body structure concerned with the given functional activity:

Increases the volume of the chest cavity in a lengthwise direction.

Q. ______ separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity.

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