Only answer if you have actually cut up a human body please?!
Question:
Only answer if you have actually cut up a human body please?
My teacher at school told me that women have two more ribs than men. I posted a question about this and got a lot of abuse. People told me it was a stupid idea, which I am prepared to accept. i would just like to hear it from someone with real subject knowledge, qualifications in anatomy or who is working in that field, doctors, morticians, serial killers, whatever, just someone who REALLY knows and whose opinion i can respect when they tell me what a dumbass i am.
Answers:
that is not true women do not have more ribs than men
its rubbish from the bible ..
because according to that bible book adam made eve out of one of his ribs ..! ! ! lol
however some people can have an extra rib or two
a cervical rib is a supernumerary (extra) rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is a congenital abnormality located above the normal first rib. A cervical rib is present in only about 1 in 200 (0.5%) of people; in even rarer cases, an individual may have not one but two cervical ribs. The presence of a cervical rib can cause a form of thoracic outlet syndrome due to compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian artery. Compression of the brachial plexus may be identified by weakness of the muscles around the muscles in the hand, near the base of the thumb. Compression of the subclavian artery is often diagnosed by finding a positive Adson's sign on examination, where the radial pulse in the arm is lost during abduction and external rotation of the shoulder.
look on wikipedia for more info