skeletal systemVersion en ligne Match the bone to its appropriate function. par Mayra Rubio 1 The thoracic cage 2 The Sternum 3 The ribs 4 the thoracic vertebrae forms the Thorax consists of 12 pairs of ribs (T1- T12) protects the Heart and Lungs long , flat bone that forms the medial and anterior part of the thoracic cage composed of the manubrium composed of the body composed of the xiphoid process flat, curved bones that give the thoracic cage its shape articulate with the thoracic vertebrae in your back These cartilages help hold the thoracic cage to the sternum and add elasticity to the thoracic cage strong bones that are located in the middle of the vertebral column sandwiched between the cervical ones above and the lumbar vertebrae below