My Dad says that men have one less rid then women???

Question

How many rib bones are in both of womens rib cages?

and how many in the mens?

I think my Dad might have been smoking something ;)

Answer 1

Men and women have the same number of ribs.

Answer 2

Sorry... But Dad is telling a fib. Both men and Women have the same number of ribs (and, by the way, each has only one rib cage. It takes a left and a right side to make a complete rib cage.)

"Humans (both male and female) have 24 ribs (12 sets). This was noted by the Flemish anatomist Vesalius in 1543 (De Humani Corporis Fabrica [1]) setting off a wave of controversy, since it was assumed based on the story of Adam and Eve, that men's ribs would number one fewer than women's."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib

Tell Dad... "Just say 'No'..."

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POST SCRIPT to John: You have apparently bumped your head really hard this time, John. Try to be a bit more careful. It's really affecting your ability to think clearly.

And to the rest of the Bible freaks who are trying desperately to fill in the holes of a badly derived set of "facts"... Give it up and step into the light of today's knowledge. The real truth... Get real.

Answer 3

Your dad has been reading the bible again, which is full of wonderful facts that have no relation to real life what so ever.

Just tell him that Charlie Darwin says he is wrong, and wait for his reply.

Ok so the story he has been reading is - So Yahweh casts a deep sleep over Adam, opens his flesh, and extracts a rib. From this rib God creates the first woman, who remains unnamed at first but whom Adam calls Eve (Havva -- "life" in Hebrew, close to the Sumerian for "rib") since, after the fall, she is to be mother of all mankind (Genesis 3: 20). From this story, obviously enough, comes the phrase "Adam's rib,".

In hominids, the chest is the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen, along with its internal organs and other contents. It is mostly protected and supported by the ribcage, spine, and shoulder girdle.

In anatomy, ribs (Latin costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage. Ribs surround the chest (Latin thorax) of land vertebrates, and protect the lungs, heart, and other internal organs of the thoracic cavity.

In mammals, one generally thinks of ribs occurring only in the chest. However, fused-on remnants of ribs can be traced in development in neck vertebrae (cervical ribs) and sacral vertebrae.

In reptiles, ribs sometimes occur in all vertebrae from the neck to the sacrum.

Fish can have up to four ribs on each vertebra and this can easily be seen in the herring, although not all fish have this many.

Humans (both male and female) have 24 ribs (12 sets). This was noted by the Flemish anatomist Vesalius in 1543 (De Humani Corporis Fabrica) setting off a wave of controversy, since it was assumed based on the story of Adam and Eve, that men's ribs would number one fewer than women's.

So we have known that men and women have the same number of ribs since 1543, your dad must have missed that fact, it only been an accepted fact for 400 years.

Answer 4

Q: When the ribs grow back after surgery, do they actually form new rib bone and reconnect to the spine, and how long does it take for this to happen?
A: Yes, the ribs do grow back, forming a new rib. This takes approximately two to three months.

Q: Is the new growth as strong as the original rib?
A: The new rib, once it is completely healed, will be as strong as the original rib.

The same is mentioned on Wikipedia. So if this information is correct, even though a rib was removed from Adam, it would've grown back as normal, leaving them with the same number or ribs.

POST SCRIPT to r u randy: Lmao, thanks for your input mate. Glad you care enough to 'tell people what to do with themselves'. I'll take my chances and not go with your advice though. Lol

Answer 5

Well think about this. Adam's children would have had twelve ribs since removing a body part is not passed on genetically. If you have your tonsils removed, your children are still born with them. So to say that men would have one less rib would not make sense, even if you believe in the Bible. Why did no one bother to think of that? I think I deserve best answer for being the first one to mention it.

Answer 6

That would be a myth. Men and women have the same number of ribs - 24.

Answer 7

Your dad is wrong. Men and women both have 12 pairs of ribs.

Answer 8

Women and men have the same number of ribs.

Answer 9

Both men and women have the same amount of ribs. In Genesis where you read "rib", actually in the manuscripts the word used is "curve" - God took a curve from Adam and formed Eve. Did you ever hear of a dna curve? hmmm... interesting, huh?

Answer 10

Men and women have the same number of ribs. The idea that they don't is an old urban legend, started by people desperate to prove even one part of the bible correct.