Why do men and women have the same number of ribs?
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Because Adam did not pass on that trait to his sons, so they were like him in a physical sense when he was created.
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Humans (both male and female) have 24 ribs (12 sets).
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They don't. Both men and women have mammory glands.\n\n\nhttp://www.newsandevents.utoronto.ca/bios/askus18.htm
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same reason why men have different sizes of p.e.n.i.s
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no, boys have the same amount of ribs that girls do
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eve was made from adam's rib.  therefore she will have the same qualities as adam, only except she is a female.  women have titties, men have breast. women have their sex organs inside, men have them outside. it's just the way God made us.\n\nand also because females have the xx chromosome and the males have the xy chromosome, so 2 xx's determine a female and an x and a y determine a male. as you can see both male and female share the same chromosome, x. therefore you can say that in a sense, women and men are the same in many physical appearances, but not all.\n\ni hope i answered your question.\nmore info, email me at thirstyoncourt@yahoo.com
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"To tell you the truth, nobody really knows. The best explanation I've been able to find (and frankly it doesn't explain very much) is that nipples aren't a sex-linked characteristic. In other words, nipples are just one of those sexually neutral pieces of equipment, like arms or brains, that humans get regardless of sex. "\n\nSee the Straight Dope for more information.
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The ribs are thin, flat, curved bones that form a protective cage around the organs in the upper body. They are comprised 24 bones arranged in 12 pairs.
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I think you're answering your own question.  You say that, according to creationism, women were created in man's image, which would mean that man existed before woman, which in turn would mean that Adam already had nipples and therefore Eve was created with nipples (in his image), but with breasts to feed her babies.\n\nSo, logically, men have nipples because they descend from Adam, who was created with nipples.
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there is no difference in the number of ribs between men and women. Normally there are 12 sets of ribs-12 on rt and 12 on left
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are you sure it is not the way you are standing?\n\nMany people have body parts that are asymmetrical.  \n\nSome people have:\n\n1 hand bigger than other\n1 foot bigger than the other\nuneven ears\nuneven cheek bones\n1 breast bigger than the other\nand so on.\n\nI would not worry about it
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Because they are less heavily built.  On average men are taller, burlier, more muscular and hav thicker bones.  Women do not need huge manly feet as they are smaller and thus do not need to balance as much weight.
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because males MAY use them as stimulation receptors, they aren't ruled out by evolution\nso infact that are used, just not like females use them (think about it, if a male has nipples and uses them this way, then he would be able to spread his charateristic to more females thereby increasing the popularity and favorability of the trait)\nas for the question of why they there in the first place...\nits one of those characteristics that are kept when the baby is developing in the womb
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The basic differences in men and women are based on the XX or XY chromosomes... All babies in their mother's wombs begin the same, and the ultimate sex of the child is determined largly by receiving certain natural hormones at certain times.\n\nThe reason that men and women are similar in areas such as nipples is a reflection of that fact. Hope I was a help.
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24 ribs.  12 pairs of ribs.  There are some in rare cases that have one more pair or one less pair.  However 12 pair is the norm.\n\nAnd sorry all those creationist types out there.  Men and women have equal number of ribs.
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Thats just how god made you!!! Some are big, others are small. May be hereditary... And i dont think it would be fun at all if every man had the same size penis!
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There are more living women but more babies are born male. Nature's way to keep the balance. Men tend to die young.. from stupid stunts and war.