An infant is in a motor vehicle accident and fractures the 7th rib on the right side. Which of the following best describes the type of rib fractured in this patient?

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The 7th rib is one of the five floating ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum and are classified as true ribs. False ribs are the last five pairs of ribs that either attach indirectly to the sternum or not at all, while floating ribs are the last two pairs of ribs that do not attach to the sternum at all. "Baby-back ribs" refer to a cut of meat from the spine of the pig and are not anatomically relevant in this context.

An Infant Is in a Motor Vehicle Accident and Fractures