Human Rib Anatomy Quiz

The human body has 12 pairs of ribs.

The last two pairs of ribs are considered 'floating ribs.'

Costal cartilage is located at the anterior end of a typical rib.

The head of the rib articulates with the vertebral column.

The joint formed by the articulation of the rib with the sternum is called the Sternocostal joint.

True ribs articulate with the sternum through costal cartilage directly.

The cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum is called costal cartilage.

Floating ribs do not articulate with the sternum directly or indirectly.

The structure formed by the articulation of the rib tubercle with the transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae is called the Costotransverse joint.

The shaft is not a component of a typical rib.

All of the above (ribs 8-12) are often referred to as 'false ribs.'

The tenth rib is commonly used as a landmark to identify the inferior border of the lung.

The kidney passes along the inferior border of the twelfth rib.