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The lowest pair of ribs in the human body is known as

  1. Floating ribs

  2. Additional ribs

  3. Invasive ribs

  4. Xiphoid ribs
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The lowest pair of ribs in the human body is known as Floating ribs .Floating ribs are four a typical ribs (two lower most pairs, XI-XII) in the human ribcage. They are called so because they are attached to the vertebrae only, and not to the sternum or cartilage coming off the sternum.

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