The diagram below shows a section of a ribcage of man. Study it and use it to answer questions that follow.

      

The diagram below shows a section of a ribcage of man. Study it and use it to answer questions that follow.
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a) Identify the vertebrae A.
b) Name the two parts (X and Y) of the rib which provide a surface for articulation with vertebrae A.
c) Describe one adaptation of the part labelled Z on vertebrae A.
d) i) Name the bone B that articulates with the rib.
ii) What is the role of the bone named in (i) above in the process of blood synthesis.

  

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sharon
a) Thoracic;
b) X - tuberculum;
Y - capitulum;
c) Long; to increase the surface area for the attachment of (thoracic) muscles;
d) i) Sternum;
ii) Manufacture of red blood cells / tied erythrocytes;
sharon kalunda answered the question on September 19, 2019 at 11:42


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