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Select the correct option: 8th, 9th and 10th pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum.

1. Each rib is a flat thin bone and all the ribs are connected dorsally to the thoracic vertebrae and ventrally to the sternum.
2. There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs of vertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.
3. Each rib is a flat thin bone and all the ribs are connected dorsally to the thoracic vertebrae and ventrally to the sternum.
4. There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs of vertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.

Correct answer: There are seven pairs of vertebrosternal, three pairs of vertebrochondral and two pairs of vertebral ribs.

Solution

The 7th to 10th pairs of ribs are vertebrosternal, the 11th and 12th pairs are vertebrochondral, and the 1st to 6th pairs are vertebral ribs.

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