#rib.bone__costa any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
supertype: #bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
subtype: #true_rib one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum
part of: #vertebrate
part: #costal_cartilage the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration
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