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The ribs, the sternum, and the scapula work together to protect the heart.
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What job does the rib bone do?
Your rib bones help protect your heart and lungs e.g if you didnt have a rib bone your heart and lung wouldt supported :)
How does bones protect your body?
they help you stand eitherwise you would be jelly They protect oragans. the ribs protect the heart and lungs, and the pelvis or hip bone protects the bladder lymph nodes and lower colon.
What bones make up your heart?
The heart is a muscle, it contains no bones. It is not attached to any bones. It is surrounded by the bones of the rib cage.
Do the ribs protect the kidneys?
Yes. Human ribs are bones, called flat bones, and are part of the axial skeleton.
Why do you have a rib cage?
The ribs support and protect the lungs, and protect the other internal organs. The term rib cage includes the sternum (breastbone) and the connections to the vertebrae (backbone). To keep your lungs and heart protected from exterior dangers. Also, if you had no ribs you would find breathing a chore. The structure of the bones allows for your intercostal muscles to work, so they can contract. The ribs are a part of the skeleton and they protect the heart and lungs.
Which bones protect the liver lungs and heart?
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Which bone protects your heart?
Your ribs are the bones that protect your heart.
What are the bones around the chest that protect organs such as the heart called?
There are several bones: ribs (24), sternum, thoracic vertebrae that protect the heart and the lungs and several other organs.
The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
There are several bones: ribs (24), sternum, thoracic vertebrae that protect the heart and the lungs and several other organs.
What bones protects heart?
The breastbone or sternum protect the heart. The ribs also help protect the organs in the chest including the lungs.
What do the rib bones do?
Your rib bones help protect your heart and lungs e.g if you didnt have a rib bone your heart and lung wouldt supported :)
What is the definition of ribs?
a body of bones to protect your lungs and heart so that your blood can pump to your heart.
What job does the rib bones?
Your rib bones help protect your heart and lungs e.g if you didnt have a rib bone your heart and lung wouldt supported :)
What bones help to protect our heart?
Ribs. They form a cage with the heart and other organs inside the cage.
What organs are protected by bones from the skeletal system?
The lungs and heart. its the ribs that protect it
What is the heart protected by?
lungs ?The ribcage and intercostal muscles.
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
