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Ligaments

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

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66 ligaments in Head & Skull Clear ×

Ligament Stylomandibular Ligament ligamentum stylomandibulare Head & Skull The stylomandibular ligament is a thickening of the deep cervical fascia between the styloid process and… Ligament Stylomandibular Ligament Detail ligamentum stylomandibulare detail Head & Skull The stylomandibular ligament connects the styloid process of the temporal bone to the posterior border and… 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 Suspensory Ligament of the Eye ligamentum suspensorium bulbi (Lockwood) Head & Skull The suspensory ligament of the eyeball (Lockwood ligament) is a hammock-like fascial condensation running from the… Ligament Suspensory Ligament of the Lens zonula ciliaris (Zinn) Head & Skull The suspensory ligament of the lens (zonule of Zinn) consists of fine fibrous zonular fibres connecting… Ligament Synovial Plica of the TMJ plica synovialis articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull Synovial plicae of the TMJ are folds or fringes of synovial membrane within the upper and… 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 Lateral Ligament ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The lateral temporomandibular ligament is the primary intrinsic capsular ligament of the TMJ, running from the… Ligament Tentorium Cerebelli tentorium cerebelli Head & Skull The tentorium cerebelli is a dural tent-like fold separating the supratentorial compartment (cerebrum) from the infratentorial… Ligament Tentorium Cerebelli Detail tentorium cerebelli detail Head & Skull The tentorium cerebelli is a horizontal fold of dura mater forming the roof of the posterior… Ligament Thyroepiglottic Ligament Detail ligamentum thyroepiglotticum detail Head & Skull The thyroepiglottic ligament connects the anterior surface of the epiglottic stalk to the inner surface of… Ligament TMJ Capsular Ligament ligamentum capsulare articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The TMJ capsular ligament is the fibrous reinforcement of the joint capsule on its lateral aspect,… Ligament TMJ Capsule capsula articularis articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The TMJ capsule is a fibrous sleeve enclosing the entire joint, attaching superiorly to the articular… Ligament TMJ Posterior Disc Attachment zona bilaminar articulationis temporomandibularis Head & Skull The posterior disc attachment (bilaminar zone) is the vascular, elastic retrodiscal tissue connecting the posterior margin… Ligament Transverse Atlantal Ligament ligamentum transversum atlantis Head & Skull The transverse ligament of the atlas is the thick horizontal band running between the medial tubercles… Ligament Whitnall Ligament ligamentum transversum superius Head & Skull Whitnall ligament (superior transverse ligament of the orbit) is a condensation of the superior orbital fascial… Ligament Zonule of Zinn (Ciliary Zonule) zonula ciliaris (Zinnii) Head & Skull The zonule of Zinn (ciliary zonule) consists of hundreds of fine collagen fibres running from the…