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[[File:Human rib cage.jpg|thumb|The [[Human]] rib cage]]
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:''This article is about the bones called '''ribs'''. For other meanings, see [[rib (disambiguation)]].''
'''Ribs''' are a bone formation that protects the vital organs in the thorax of most [[humanoid]] species. In [[humans]], they run horazontally and meet at the breastbone. [[Klingon]]s are known to have twenty-three ribs.
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In [[anatomy]], '''ribs''' were a bone formation that protected the vital organs in the [[thorax]] of most [[humanoid]] species. '''Costal strut''' was the [[Malcorian]] term for this formation. ({{TNG|First Contact}})
   
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A diagram of the [[Human]] torso depicting the location of the ribs was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|library]] [[computer]] [[database]]. This database was accessed by the [[Talosians]] in [[2254]]. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
During a fight with [[A.G. Robinson]] at the [[602 Club]], [[Jonathan Archer]] had several ribs broken. ([[ENT]]: "[[First Flight]]")
 
   
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[[Kzinti]] ribs were vertically braced. In [[2270]], [[Chuft Captain]] suffered two broken ribs after [[Spock]] jumped him. ({{TAS|The Slaver Weapon}})
[[Jono]] broke two ribs when trying to ride a [[Talarian]] [[t'stayan]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Suddenly Human]]")
 
   
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In [[Human]]s, they ran horizontally and met at the breastbone. [[Klingon]]s were known to have twenty-three ribs, while [[Cardassian]]s had at least seven ribs. ({{TNG|Ethics}}; {{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
In [[2367]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Umbato]], a [[Starfleet]] officer serving aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]], broke two ribs during a [[Holodeck]] excercise. ([[TNG]]: "[[Data's Day]]")
 
   
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{{bginfo|At least [[Klingon#Physiology|one possibly apocryphal image]] depicts Klingon ribs in a roughly hexagonal {{w|Honeycomb lattice|honeycomb}} arrangement.}}
[[Kor]] had a scorcher burn on his fourteenth rib, something which [[Curzon Dax|Curzon]] and [[Jadzia Dax]] knew. ([[DS9]]: "[[Blood Oath]]")
 
   
 
During a fight with [[A.G. Robinson]] at the [[602 Club]] in [[2143]], [[Jonathan Archer]] had two ribs bruised. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
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After [[Benjamin Sisko]] challenged {{dis|Solok|Captain}} to a [[wrestling]] match when he was a [[cadet]], the [[Vulcan]] cracked two of his ribs. ({{DS9|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}})
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[[Jono]] broke two ribs when trying to ride a [[Talarian]] [[t'stayan]]. ({{TNG|Suddenly Human}})
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In [[2367]], [[Lieutenant]] [[Umbato]], a [[Starfleet]] officer serving aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, broke two ribs during a [[holodeck]] exercise. ({{TNG|Data's Day}})
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[[Kor]] had a scorcher burn on his fourteenth rib, something which [[Curzon Dax|Curzon]] and [[Jadzia Dax]] knew. ({{DS9|Blood Oath}})
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[[Drex]] and several other [[Klingon]]s broke seven of [[Elim Garak]]'s transverse ribs in early [[2372]]. ({{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}})
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After having [[sex]] with [[Grilka]] in early [[2373]], [[Quark]] had a [[compound fracture]] of the right {{dis|radius|bone}}, two fractured ribs, torn [[ligament]]s, strained [[tendon]]s and several bruises, contusions and scratches. ({{DS9|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}})
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A bit later that same year, it was noted that Jadzia Dax had recently been treated for seven muscle pulls, two contusions and three cracked ribs due to her interspecies romance with [[Worf]]. ({{DS9|Let He Who Is Without Sin...}})
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Worf broke "''three or four''" of his ribs in a fight with [[Ikat'ika]] later in 2373. [[Julian Bashir]] wanted him to quit, but Worf and [[Martok]] were insistent he continue to fight the [[Jem'Hadar]]. ({{DS9|By Inferno's Light}})
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[[Grathon Tolar]] stabbed [[Quark]] in [[2374]], but the [[Ferengi]]'s ribs deflected the knife from any major [[organ]]s. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
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In the [[jack-in-the-box]]-affected ''[[Bashir 62]]'' [[holoprogram]], [[Tony Cicci]] bruised two of [[Vic Fontaine]]'s ribs. ({{DS9|Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang}})
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==See also==
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*[[Spare ribs]]
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==External link==
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* {{wikipedia}}
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Revision as of 14:13, 27 June 2015

Human rib cage

The Human rib cage

This article is about the bones called ribs. For other meanings, see rib (disambiguation).

In anatomy, ribs were a bone formation that protected the vital organs in the thorax of most humanoid species. Costal strut was the Malcorian term for this formation. (TNG: "First Contact")

A diagram of the Human torso depicting the location of the ribs was stored in the USS Enterprise's library computer database. This database was accessed by the Talosians in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage")

Kzinti ribs were vertically braced. In 2270, Chuft Captain suffered two broken ribs after Spock jumped him. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")

In Humans, they ran horizontally and met at the breastbone. Klingons were known to have twenty-three ribs, while Cardassians had at least seven ribs. (TNG: "Ethics"; DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

At least one possibly apocryphal image depicts Klingon ribs in a roughly hexagonal honeycomb arrangement.

During a fight with A.G. Robinson at the 602 Club in 2143, Jonathan Archer had two ribs bruised. (ENT: "First Flight")

After Benjamin Sisko challenged Solok to a wrestling match when he was a cadet, the Vulcan cracked two of his ribs. (DS9: "Take Me Out to the Holosuite")

Jono broke two ribs when trying to ride a Talarian t'stayan. (TNG: "Suddenly Human")

In 2367, Lieutenant Umbato, a Starfleet officer serving aboard the USS Enterprise-D, broke two ribs during a holodeck exercise. (TNG: "Data's Day")

Kor had a scorcher burn on his fourteenth rib, something which Curzon and Jadzia Dax knew. (DS9: "Blood Oath")

Drex and several other Klingons broke seven of Elim Garak's transverse ribs in early 2372. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")

After having sex with Grilka in early 2373, Quark had a compound fracture of the right radius, two fractured ribs, torn ligaments, strained tendons and several bruises, contusions and scratches. (DS9: "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places")

A bit later that same year, it was noted that Jadzia Dax had recently been treated for seven muscle pulls, two contusions and three cracked ribs due to her interspecies romance with Worf. (DS9: "Let He Who Is Without Sin...")

Worf broke "three or four" of his ribs in a fight with Ikat'ika later in 2373. Julian Bashir wanted him to quit, but Worf and Martok were insistent he continue to fight the Jem'Hadar. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

Grathon Tolar stabbed Quark in 2374, but the Ferengi's ribs deflected the knife from any major organs. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")

In the jack-in-the-box-affected Bashir 62 holoprogram, Tony Cicci bruised two of Vic Fontaine's ribs. (DS9: "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang")

See also

External link