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thoracic rib cage

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003252

Subdivision of skeletal system that consists of all ribs in an organism connected to the sternum and the vertebrae. Some vertebrates have abdominal ribs (gastrialia), not connected to the vertebrate - these are not considered part of the rib case. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: thoracic cage, rib cage, cavea thoracis

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UBPROP 0000001

Anatomical cluster that consists of more than one rib in an individual.[TAO]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Gray112.png

has related synonym

cavea thoracis

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UBERON:0003252

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thoracic rib cage, Rib cage