rib

long curved bone surrounding the chest
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q196672
rib
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rib

Summary

rib is a class of anatomical entity[1]. rib draws 1,165 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #207 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • rib's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • rib is a type of flat bone[4].
  • rib is a type of long bone[5].
  • rib is a type of human bone[6].
  • rib is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • rib is a type of endochondral bone[8].
  • rib is part of bones of thorax[9].
  • rib's Commons category is recorded as Ribs (skeleton)[10].
  • rib comprises true rib[11].
  • rib comprises false rib[12].
  • rib's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ribs (skeleton)[13].
  • rib's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[14].
  • rib's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • rib's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12782[16].
  • rib's different from is recorded as Żebro[17].
  • rib's different from is recorded as edge[18].
  • rib's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[19].
  • rib's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[20].
  • rib's connects with is recorded as thoracic vertebra[21].
  • rib's connects with is recorded as sternum[22].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for rib include Moai kavakava[23], a type of work of art[24].

Why It Matters

rib draws 1,165 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #207 of 1,372).[2] rib has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] rib is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for rib include Moai kavakava[23], a type of work of art[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Periosteal osteosarcoma arising from the rib and scapula: imaging features in two cases. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connects with thoracic vertebra, sternum
    Instance of class of anatomical entity
    Part of bones of thorax
    Disjoint union of list of values as qualifiers, list of values as qualifiers
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536325105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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