My task, as your principal instructor in pathology, will be to teach you (1) the common ways the body fails, (2) the common ways the body responds to injury, (3) the common diseases, and (4) how to reason about disease. Pathology's contribution to your grade-point average and licensure exam score is important.
Loin Back Ribs: This is the popular cut that is from the part of the ribs towards the piggyâs back (the top of the rib cage closest the loin of the pig). Baby Back Ribs: Baby Back Ribs are just loin back ribs that are from smaller market weight hogs, rather than sows. I have heard some suggest that only slabs less than 1 3/4 lbs are baby backs. Whatevs. Spare Ribs: Spare ribs are closer to the belly (mmm, pork belly).
Spareribs come from the belly of the hog, where bacon comes from. They are large in size (2-4 pounds or more), are very meaty, and are somewhat less tender than loin back ribs. Spareribs tend to have more fat, more flavor, and cost less per pound than loin back ribs. Loin back ribs come from the loin of the hog, where pork chops come from.