The rib cage provides vital protection for the lungs and heart, encasing them in a bony shield. There are 24 ribs in total, 12 on each side of the body. The following are emergency causes of pain ...

When it comes to the correct way to breathe, it doesn’t matter whether you breathe through your nose or your mouth. Where you ...

Place your hands in between the person’s belly button and rib cage. Next, thrust in an inward and upward motion on the diaphragm. This will force air out of the lungs and remove the blockage.

The muscles between the ribs relax allowing the rib cage to return to its resting position. The diaphragm relaxes and moves upwards. The volume inside the chest decreases. The pressure inside the ...

Layers of sutures, sometimes reinforced with Teflon pads, are sewn in rows at the edge of the diaphragm along the patient's rib cage encircling the inside of their chest wall. After plication, the ...

Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top here ... Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine ...