Which of the following rib is known as floating rib?
Correct Answer: 11
Description: Ans. D 11Ref: Netter's Clinical Anatomy, 3rd ed. pg. 89* The 11th and 12th ribs are floating ribs as they are free at their ends.* The 8th, 9th and 10th ribs are false ribs as they are joined to form cartilage of rib immediately above.* The first 7 pair of ribs are true ribs.
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