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joints that connect the ribs to the vertebral column. The articulation of the headofrib connects the headof the rib and the bodies of vertebrae. The costotransverse...
The nuchal ligament is a ligament at the back of the neck that is continuous with the supraspinous ligament. The nuchal ligament extends from the external...
attachment to the intra-articular ligament. The neck of the rib is the flattened part that extends laterally from the head. The neck is about 3 cm long. Its...
ligament that joins the rib to the vertebra of the same number, at the intervertebral disc. Another ligament, the radiate ligament joins the headof the...
side-to-side movements of the head when it is turned. Because of their function, the alar ligaments are also known as the "check ligamentsof the odontoid". The...
are synovial plane joints of the costal cartilages of the true ribs with the sternum. The only exception is the first rib, which has a synchondrosis...
articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament. Other ligaments in the body include the: Peritoneal ligament: a fold of peritoneum or other membranes...
costotransverse ligament is ligamentof the costotransverse joint which attaches at (the posterior aspect of) the neck of a rib, and at (the anterior aspect of) the...
posterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament connecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies of all of the vertebrae of humans. It weakly prevents...
The sacrotuberous ligament (great or posterior sacrosciatic ligament) is situated at the lower and back part of the pelvis. It is flat, and triangular...
In anatomy, the transverse ligamentof the atlas is a broad, tough ligament which arches across the ring of the atlas (first cervical vertebra) posterior...
sacrospinous ligament (small or anterior sacrosciatic ligament) is a thin, triangular ligament in the human pelvis. The base of the ligament is attached...
right superior rami of the pubis of the hip bones. It is in front of and below the urinary bladder. In males, the suspensory ligamentof the penis attaches...
The ligamentof apex dentis (or apical odontoid ligament) is a ligament that spans between the second cervical vertebra in the neck and the skull. It...
The anterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament that extends across the anterior/ventral aspect of the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs the...
The lumbocostal ligament is a fibrous band that crosses from the twelfth rib to the tips of the transverse processes of the first and second lumbar vertebrae...
atlantoaxial ligament is a broad, thin membrane attached, above, to the lower border of the posterior arch of the atlas; below, to the upper edges of the laminæ...
posterior sacroiliac ligament is situated in a deep depression between the sacrum and ilium behind; it is strong and forms the chief bond of union between the...
on the rib cage and on the pelvis (iliac crest and inguinal ligament) and are attached to the anterior and posterior layers of the sheath of the rectus...
sacroiliac ligament consists of numerous thin bands, which connect the anterior surface of the lateral part of the sacrum to the margin of the auricular...
The cruciate ligamentof the atlas (cruciform ligament) is a cross-shaped (thus the name) ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint...
allow a rib to be non-parallel with respect to the neighboring ribs making for a very inefficient breathing.[citation needed] The ligamentsof the joint...
cartilages of the false ribs (8, 9, 10) joining one another. The lower lateral limit is the anterior crest of the ilium and Poupart's ligament, which runs...