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GCSE Physical Education · key term
One of the curved bones forming the rib cage in the chest.
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Revise: Identification of bonesIn the chest, the ribs form a curved cage. The sternum is the breastbone running down the front and centre of the chest. On a skeleton diagram, distinguish the many curved ribs from the single central sternum.
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One of the curved bones forming the rib cage around the chest.
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Around the chest, the curved ribs form the rib cage. The sternum is different: it is the bone down the centre of the front of the chest. At the base of the trunk is the pelvis, the bony structure between the spine and thighs.