The number of pairs of vertebrochondral ribs in humans are:

1. 3 2. 2
3. 7 4. 10
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Select the correct option.
1. There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs of vertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.
2. 8th, 9th and 10th pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum.
3. 11th and 12th pairs of ribs are connected to the sternum with the help of hyaline cartilage.
4. Each rid is a flat thin bone and all the ribs are connected dorsally to the thoracic vertebrae and ventrally to the sternum.

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NEET - 2019
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Match the following columns and select the correct option.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Floating Ribs (i) Located between second and seventh ribs
(b) Acromion (ii) Head of the humerus
(c) Scapula (iii) Clavicle
(d) Glenoid cavity (iv) Do not connect with the sternum
Options:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
2. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
3. (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
4. (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Subtopic:  Sternum & Ribs | Appendicular Skeleton: Upper Limb |
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Identify the correct statement regarding human ribs:
1. The true ribs attach directly to the sternum with costal cartilage.
2. Floating ribs do not have any attachments.
3. The human ribs are tricephalic.
4. Vertebrochondral ribs are classified as true ribs.

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