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jlmhmf

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Which statement regarding the ribs is not true?
 A) There is one rib attached to each side of the twelve thoracic vertebrae.
  B) The first seven pairs of ribs are true ribs.
  C) The last 5 pairs of ribs are false ribs.
  D) The heads of the ribs articulate with the bodies of the vertebrae and the tubercles articulate with the transverse processes.
  E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 2

The number of pairs ribs articulating with the xiphoid process is
 A) 0.
  B) 1.5.
  C) 2.
  D) 2.5.



ngr69

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Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

A



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