Human Body

Your ribs protect the lungs and heart in your chest, and the kidneys in the back. They connect to the backbone (or spinal column) in the back and to the sternum (or chest bone) in the front. Muscles that attach to the ribs can also help with breathing, if the muscles ordinarily responsible for breathing get tired.

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