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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Term information

Subsets

pheno_slim

latin term
cavea thoracis [ FMA:TA FMA:7480 ]

depicted by

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

external definition

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

has related synonym

cavea thoracis

id

UBERON:0003252