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Ligaments

Ligament reference, attachments, joint stability roles, sprain grading, clinical tests, and injury management.

619 ligaments
32 ligaments in Head & Skull  Clear × · alternate versions listed on each card
Ligament Alar Ligament Detail ligamenta alaria detail Head & Skull The alar ligaments are paired, stout fibrous bands running from the lateral dens to the medial…
Ligament Annular Ligament of the Stapes ligamentum anulare stapedis Head & Skull The annular ligament of the stapes is a ring of elastic fibrocartilage connecting the footplate of…
Ligament Anterior Ligament of the Malleus ligamentum mallei anterius Head & Skull The anterior ligament of the malleus connects the neck and anterior process of the malleus to…
Ligament Check Ligaments of the Orbit retinacula musculorum oculi Head & Skull The medial and lateral check ligaments are fibrous expansions from the sheaths of the medial and…
Ligament Discal Ligaments of the TMJ ligamenta discalia articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The discal ligaments (collateral discal ligaments) attach the medial and lateral margins of the articular disc…
Ligament Discomalleolar Ligament ligamentum discomalleare Head & Skull The discomalleolar ligament connects the posterior portion of the TMJ disc to the neck of the…
Ligament Lateral Check Ligament of the Eye ligamentum checki laterale Head & Skull The lateral check ligament is the fibrous lateral extension of the fascial sheath of the lateral…
Ligament Lateral Ligament of the Malleus ligamentum mallei laterale Head & Skull The lateral malleal ligament is a fold of mucosa and fibrous tissue connecting the neck of…
Ligament Lateral Palpebral Ligament ligamentum palpebrale laterale Head & Skull The lateral palpebral ligament (lateral canthal tendon) is the fibrous band connecting the lateral ends of…
Ligament Lateral Temporomandibular Ligament ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The lateral temporomandibular ligament is the main intrinsic ligament of the TMJ, running from the zygomatic… Also: Detail
Ligament Lockwood Suspensory Ligament ligamentum suspensorium bulbi Head & Skull Lockwood ligament is the inferior suspensory ligament of the eyeball, a hammock-shaped condensation of the inferior…
Ligament Medial Check Ligament of the Eye ligamentum checki mediale Head & Skull The medial check ligament is a fibrous extension of the fascial sheath of the medial rectus…
Ligament Medial Palpebral Ligament ligamentum palpebrale mediale Head & Skull The medial palpebral ligament (medial canthal tendon) is a bilaminar fibrous band connecting the medial ends…
Ligament Orbital Septum septum orbitale Head & Skull The orbital septum is a thin fibrous membrane extending from the orbital rim periosteum (arcus marginalis)…
Ligament Periodontal Ligament ligamentum periodontale Head & Skull The periodontal ligament (PDL) is a specialised connective tissue ligament that suspends each tooth root within… Also: Detail
Ligament Posterior Ligament of the Incus ligamentum incudis posterius Head & Skull The posterior ligament of the incus connects the short process of the incus to the posterior…
Ligament Pterygomandibular Raphe raphe pterygomandibularis Head & Skull The pterygomandibular raphe is a fibrous band running from the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid…
Ligament Pterygospinous Ligament ligamentum pterygospinosum Head & Skull The pterygospinous ligament connects the lateral pterygoid plate to the spine of the sphenoid, occasionally ossifying…
Ligament Sphenomandibular Ligament ligamentum sphenomandibulare Head & Skull The sphenomandibular ligament is a medial accessory ligament of the TMJ, running from the spine of… Also: Detail
Ligament Stylomandibular Ligament ligamentum stylomandibulare Head & Skull The stylomandibular ligament is a thickening of the deep cervical fascia between the styloid process and… Also: Detail
Ligament Superior Ligament of the Incus ligamentum incudis superius Head & Skull The superior ligament of the incus is a small fibrous band connecting the body of the…
Ligament Superior Ligament of the Malleus ligamentum mallei superius Head & Skull The superior ligament of the malleus connects the head of the malleus to the roof of…
Ligament Tectorial Membrane Detail membrana tectoria detail Head & Skull The tectorial membrane is the upward continuation of the posterior longitudinal ligament from C2 to the…
Ligament Temporomandibular Joint Retrodiscal Bursa bursa retrodiscalis articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The retrodiscal tissue (bilaminar zone) attaches the back of the temporomandibular joint disc to the temporal…
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