How many ribs do men and women have?

-- merry widow (notme@onyour life.com), January 21, 2001

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Response to ribs

Gray's Anatomy says there are twelve on each side; but this number may be increased by the development of a cervical or lumbar rib, or may be diminished to eleven. It says nothing about differences in the number of ribs between the sexes.

-- Rebekah (daniel1@itss.net), January 21, 2001.

12 pairs for both. At least that is what every book I looked in said.

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), January 25, 2001.

I'll bite: Why do you ask?

-- sheepish (WA) (rborgo@gte.net), January 26, 2001.