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Can you tell me if lungs are attached to the rib cage?
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Not attached: Lungs are not directly attached to the boney rib cage. They are attached to structures within the mediastinum. Otherwise they would not be able to expand and contract with inspiration and expiration.
Answered 2/21/2014
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