Parts of human body
The ziphoid process is the lowermost portion of this bone.
What is the sternum?
Each rib articulates posteriorly with one of these bones.
What are thoracic vertebrae?
These bones/cartilages articulate with the sternum anteriorly.
What are the true ribs?
The ilium is one of the bones that forms this lower part of the torso framework.
What is the pelvic girdle?
The atlas and axis vertebrae are the two topmost of these.
What are cervical vertebrae
These bones connect via cartilage to the rest of the ribcage and do not meet the sternum directly.
What are false ribs?
This upper part of the airway tube is supported by a series of horseshoe-shaped cartilages.
What is the trachea?
These are the weight-bearing portion of the vertebral column.
What are lumbar vertebrae?
This membrane lines the inner surface of the thorax.
What is the costal/parietal pleura?
This is one of the bones that forms the pectoral girdle.
What is the clavicle?
This is the hole in the series of bones through which the spinal cord passes.
What is the vertebral foramen?
These are tiny air sacs where oxygen exchanges with blood in surrounding capillaries.
What is alveoli?
These are cone-shaped and divided into lobes.
What are the lungs?
This posterior boney projection of the vertebra is a point of attachment for some muscles.
What is the spinous process?
Type 2 cells in the linings of the alveoli produce this substance.
What is surfactant?