Noun (thing)
    
  
    Rib cage  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a bony enclosure, which curves around the chest to protect the lungs and heart        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      The rib cage in humans consists of 24 ribs.