ligamenta flava

ligamenta flava
[TA] yellow ligaments: a series of bands of yellow elastic tissue attached to and extending between the ventral portions of the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae, from the junction of the axis and the third cervical vertebra to the junction of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the sacrum. They assist in maintaining or regaining the erect position and serve to close in the spaces between the arches. Called also arcuate or flaval ligaments.

Ligamenta flava of several lumbar vertebrae.


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  • Ligamenta flava — Infobox Ligament Name = Ligamenta flava Latin = GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 290 Caption = Vertebral arches of three thoracic vertebræ viewed from the front. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. From = To …   Wikipedia

  • Ligamenta flava — Ansicht eines Segmentes mit drei Wirbeln von hinten, Wirbelkanal geöffnet Das Ligamentum flavum (lat. „gelbes Band“) ist ein jeweils zwischen zwei Wirbeln gelegenes, die Wirbelsäule stabilisierendes Band. Die Ligamenta flava sind jeweils zwischen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • ligamenta — Plural of ligamentum. [L.] * * * ligamenta, ligamenta flava, ligamenta nuchae pl of LIGAMENTUM, LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM, LIGAMENTUM NUCHAE * * * lig·a·men·ta (lig″ə menґtə) [L.] plural of ligamentum …   Medical dictionary

  • Ligamenta — (lat.), in der Anatomie soviel wie Bänder (s. d.), z. B. l. capsularia, Kapselbänder der Gelenke; l. flava, gelbe Bänder zwischen den Wirbelbogen; ligamentum nuchae, Nackenband, s. Nacken; ligamentum Poupartii, Leistenband, s. Leistengegend; l.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • arcuate ligaments — ligamenta flava …   Medical dictionary

  • flaval ligaments — ligamenta flava …   Medical dictionary

  • subflaval ligaments — ligamenta flava …   Medical dictionary

  • yellow ligaments — ligamenta flava …   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

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