From Head to Toe, 25

Head to Toe:

Boning Up on the Bones of the Body

Chest (c): ribs

Each human has twelve pairs of these—

The total’s twenty-four.

(I say this just in case you need

To check your math skills more.)

Yes, ribs are so essential for

Stability, you see?

And they protect some organs, too—

This means a lot to me!

But when you bruise or break one, there

Is not a lot to do.

Just suffer-wait-and-suffer-wait
Till it’s again like new.