Each rib is made up of a few different components: the head, the neck, the tubercle, the angle, and the body. Inflammation of the cartilage (called costochondritis) that connects the ribs to the ...

The ribs are the bony structure that makes up the thorax, or the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen, Dr.

The thoracic outlet is the narrow space between your collarbone and top rib. Muscles run through it from your neck to your shoulder, along with the nerves and blood vessels that go down your arm.