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Which body system protects some of the internal organs, such as the heart and lungs, from physical injury?

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Ribs protect some internal organs in your chest such as the heart and lungs from getting harmed. They are a system of bones in the front of your chest called a rib cage.

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the rib cage is a system of pairs of 12 bones which protects heart and lungs
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