Photographed and edited by J. C. Rosemann. Human Ribs "Vintage engraving of a Human Rib cage suffering from compression caused by tight lacing corsets, 19th century" floating rib stock illustrations ...

Pain in your upper left abdomen beneath your ribs can have a variety of causes ... Costochondritis occurs when the cartilage that connects your rib cage to your breastbone becomes inflamed.

Pain or discomfort in the chest (front or back) The chest includes from the top to the bottom of the rib cage Chest pains in children lasting for a few minutes are usually harmless. The pain can be ...

They were worn for many centuries but reached their extreme in the 1890s. Many women had their ribs end up cracked or broken to get the proper shape. Corsets could also cause shortness of breath and ...

Twelve pairs of ribs connect posteriorly to the spinal column vertebrae with bands of ligaments that hold them in place. The first rib pair lies ... ribs are known as floating ribs, as they ...