A patient is diagnosed with fractured thoracic vertebrae from a motor vehicle crash.Which other structure should the nurse suspect may have been damaged during this accident?

Name: A patient is diagnosed with fractured thoracic vertebrae from a motor vehicle crash.Which other structure should the nurse suspect may have been damaged during this accident?
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The thoracic vertebrae articulate with the posterior ends of the ribs.A.C.D.The liver,heart,and lungs are protected by the thoracic cage.

A Patient Is Diagnosed with Fractured Thoracic Vertebrae from a Motor