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The 8th, 9th and 10th ribs are known as ...

The 8th, 9th and 10th ribs are known as false ribs because their external portions are attached to

A

Xiphisternum

B

Costa of 7th rib

C

They have no costa

D

They are not true ribs

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B
The cartilage of eighth, ninth and tenth pairs of ribs attach to one another and then to hyaline cartilage of the seventh pairs of ribs. These false ribs are called vertebrochondral ribs.
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