Rib cage and Xiphoid process

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Difference between Rib cage and Xiphoid process

Rib cage vs. Xiphoid process

The rib cage is an arrangement of bones in the thorax of most vertebrates. The xiphoid process, or xiphisternum or metasternum, is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower (inferior) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human.

Similarities between Rib cage and Xiphoid process

Rib cage and Xiphoid process have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cartilage, Costal cartilage, Rib cage, Sternum, Thoracic diaphragm, Thoracic vertebrae.

Cartilage

Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, a rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, and is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes, the intervertebral discs, and many other body components.

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Costal cartilage

The costal cartilages are bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax.

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Rib cage

The rib cage is an arrangement of bones in the thorax of most vertebrates.

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Sternum

The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the center of the chest.

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Thoracic diaphragm

For other uses, see Diaphragm (disambiguation). The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (partition), is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity.

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Thoracic vertebrae

In vertebrates, thoracic vertebrae compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae.

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Rib cage and Xiphoid process Comparison

Rib cage has 76 relations, while Xiphoid process has 23. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 6.06% = 6 / (76 + 23).

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