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thoracic rib cage
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003252
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 ]
Term info
Label
thoracic rib cage
Synonyms
- cavea thoracis
- rib cage
- thoracic cage
Subsets
pheno_slim
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 obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
cavea thoracis
id
UBERON:0003252