intertransverse ligaments
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Intertransverse ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Intertransverse ligament Latin = ligamenta intertransversaria GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 291 Caption = A cervical vertebra. (Transverse process labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = Vertebral arches of three thoracic… … Wikipedia
Costoxiphoid ligaments — Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. Latin ligamenta costoxiphoidea Gray s … Wikipedia
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
lamina media fasciae thoracolumbalis — [TA] middle layer of thoracolumbar fascia: the middle of three layers of fascia covering the deep muscles in the lumbosacral region. It is attached above to the twelfth rib and lumbocostal ligament, medially to the transverse processes of the… … Medical dictionary
ligamenta intertransversaria — [TA] intertransverse ligaments: several poorly developed fibrous bands that extend from one vertebral transverse process to the next. They consist of fine membranes in the lumbar region and of small cords in the thoracic region, and are lacking… … Medical dictionary
ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale — [TA] lateral sacrococcygeal ligament: a fibrous band, homologous with the intertransverse ligaments, that passes from the transverse process of the first coccygeal vertebra to the lower lateral angle of the sacrum, thus helping to complete the… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
ligamentum — SYN: ligament. [L. a band, tie, fr. ligo, to bind] l. acromioclaviculare [TA] SYN: acromioclavicular ligament. l. anococcygeum SYN: anococcygeal ligament. l. anulare [TA] SYN: anular ligament. l. anulare bulbi SYN: trabecular tissue of sclera. l … Medical dictionary
Ligament — Diagram of the right knee. Typical joint In … Wikipedia
