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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- galen:RibCage
- SCTID:361741004
- Wikipedia:Human_rib_cage
- FMA:7480
- Wikipedia:Rib_cage
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pheno_slim