Plzz explain ''Bucket Handle '' movement of ribs.
 

Bucket handle movement of ribs refer to the lateral movement of lower ribs (raising and lowering of the middle ribs) when they are elevated during inspiration just like a bucket-handle; thereby, increasing the transverse diameter of the thorax.
 

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During inspiration, the lateral dimensions of the thoracic cavity are increased by the 7-10th ribs moving laterally ...similar to bucket handles.....therefore it is called bucket handle movement.
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