Floating rib
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Name = Floating rib |
Latin = costae fluctuantes, costae fluitantes |
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'''Floating ribs''' are four [[atypical rib]]s (two lowermost pairs, XI-XII) in the [[human]] [[ribcage]]. They are called so because they are attached to the [[vertebrae]] only, and not to the [[sternum]] or [[cartilage]] coming off of the sternum. Some people are missing one of the two pairs. Others have a third pair. Most, however, possess only two pairs. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
Their position can be permanently altered by a form of [[body modification]] called [[tightlacing]], which uses a [[corset]] to compress and move the ribs.
==See also==
* [[Eleventh rib]]
* [[Twelfth rib]]
* [[False ribs]]
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray115.png|Anterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages.
Image:Gray127.png|Eleventh rib.
Image:Gray128.png|Twelfth rib.
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==External links==
* {{eMedicineDictionary|Floating+ribs}}
{{Spine}}
{{Corsetry}}
[[Category:Skeletal system]]
[[Category:Thorax]]
{{musculoskeletal-stub}}
[[it:Costole fluttuanti]]