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Chapter 11 Ribs
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Health Care
04/25/2008
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List 3 structures that make up the bony thorax
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sternum

 

thoracic vertebrae

 

12 pairs of ribs
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What is the long, middle aspect of the sternum?
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Body
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the most distal aspect of the sternum does not ossify until a person is approximately how old?
 Definition
40
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The total sternum length on an average adult is
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6 inches (15 cm)
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