The number of floating ribs in the human body is

6 pairs

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5 pairs

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3 pairs

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2 pairs

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The correct option is D 2 pairs
The first seven pairs of ribs are attached directly to the sternum by costal cartilages and are called true ribs. The 8th, 9th, and 10th pairs— false ribs—do not join the sternum directly but are connected to the 7th rib by cartilage. The 11th and 12th (2 pairs)—floating ribs.

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