Uncinate Processes

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Uncinate Processes

spurs of the thoracic ribs—bony in birds and certain fossil reptiles and cartilaginous in existing reptiles (crocodiles, the tuatara). The uncinate process of a rib overlaps the next rib behind. Uncinate processes strengthen the thorax, which is especially important in flight. For this reason they are most highly developed in flying birds.

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