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Thoracic skeleton from anterolateral. The thoracic skelaton is a cage consisting of bones (ribs, sternum and vertebrae) and costal cartilage. Its main function is protecting the organs of the thorax and upper abdomen. It is also very important for respiration.
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Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Clavicula
Sternum
Manubrium sterni
Processus xiphoideus
Cavea thoracis
Arcus costalis
Costae [I-XII]
Cartilago costalis
Vertebrae thoracicae (TI-TXII)
Thorax
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