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What is a rib cage?

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Rib cage:

  1. In humans, rib cage is a bone located attached to the vertebral and sternum that aids in the safeguarding of the Heart and Lungs.
  2. It has twelve pairs bones.
  3. The rib cage is part of the Axial skeleton.
  4. It is made up of rib bones that attach to the sternum in front and the Vertebral column in the back.
  5. The rib cage's most important function is to protect vital organs such as the Heart and Lungs.

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