Four of the ribs (two pairs) in the ribcage are said to be floating ribs because they are attached to the vertebrae only, and not to the sternum or cartilage coming off of the sternum. Some people are missing one of the two pairs. Image File history File links the four floating ribs The four floating ribs On this skeleton of the back of a woman. ... Image File history File links the four floating ribs The four floating ribs On this skeleton of the back of a woman. ... This article is about the bones called ribs. ... Sternum or breastbone is a long, flat bone located in the center of the thorax (chest). ... Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue. ...
Their position can be permanently altered by a form of body modification called tightlacing, which uses a corset to compress and move the ribs. Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as spiritual or aesthetic. ... Cathie Jung (born 1937), wearing a sterling silver corset, holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest waist on a living person, at 38. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Corset Hourglass corset from around 1880. ...
Floating cartilage (Med.), a cartilage which moves freely in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the functions of the latter.
Floating derrick, a derrick on a float for river and harbor use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor improvements, etc. Floating dock.
Floating light, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy or floating stage.
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