Thoracic Cage, Thoracic Muscles, Thoracic Cavity and Thoracic Organ Locations

Separate bones and cartilages are connected to each other through joints and cartilages, partly synarthrosis and partly diarthros, to form the rib cage. The abundance of bones and joints and the fact that some parts of the ribs are made of cartilage tissue provide the rib cage with the opportunity to easily change its volume [...]