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Ligaments

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

619 ligaments
619 ligaments · alternate versions listed on each card
Ligament Cervical Supraspinous Ligament (Detail) ligamentum supraspinale cervicale Neck The cervical supraspinous ligament connects the spinous process tips from C7 caudally, merging with the nuchal…
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 Checkrein Ligaments of the PIP Joint ligamenta restrainantia articulationis interphalangea proximalis Hand & Wrist The checkrein ligaments (Schaeffer ligaments) are short fibrous bands connecting the proximal fibrous flexor sheath (the…
Ligament Cleland Ligament ligamentum Clelandii Hand & Wrist Cleland ligaments are dorsal cutaneous ligaments of the fingers, arising from the phalanges and running dorsally…
Ligament Collateral Ligaments of the Lesser MTP Joints ligamenta collateralia articulationum metatarsophalangealium Foot & Ankle The collateral ligaments of the second through fifth metatarsophalangeal joints extend from the dorsolateral and dorsomedial…
Ligament Conoid Ligament ligamentum conoideum Shoulder The conoid ligament is the posterior, cone-shaped component of the coracoclavicular ligament complex, providing the primary…
Ligament Conus Elasticus conus elasticus laryngis Neck The conus elasticus (cricovocal membrane) is a paired fibroelastic membrane forming the lateral walls of the…
Ligament Cooper Ligament Pelvic Detail ligamentum pectineale (Cooper) detail Abdomen Cooper ligament (pectineal ligament) is a thick, strong fibrous band along the pectineal line of the…
Ligament Cooper Ligaments of the Breast ligamenta suspensoria mammae Cooperi Chest Cooper suspensory ligaments of the breast are fibrous connective tissue strands running from the dermis of…
Ligament Coracoacromial Ligament ligamentum coracoacromiale Shoulder The coracoacromial ligament spans between the coracoid process and acromion, forming the roof of the subacromial… Also: Detail
Ligament Coracoclavicular Ligament ligamentum coracoclaviculare Shoulder The coracoclavicular ligament connects the coracoid process to the inferior clavicle via two distinct bands: the… Also: Detail
Ligament Coracohumeral Ligament ligamentum coracohumerale Shoulder The coracohumeral ligament bridges the rotator interval between the supraspinatus and subscapularis tendons, spanning from the… Also: Detail
Ligament Coronary Ligament of the Liver ligamentum coronarium hepatis Abdomen The coronary ligament is a broad peritoneal reflection that connects the posterior superior surface of the… Also: Detail
Ligament Coronary Ligaments of Knee ligamenta coronaria genus Knee The coronary ligaments (meniscotibial ligaments) anchor the peripheral margins of both menisci to the tibial plateau…
Ligament Coronary Ligament Tendon (Meniscal) tendines cornuum menisci Knee The anterior and posterior horn insertions of both menisci are fibrous anchor points that hold the…
Ligament Costoclavicular Ligament ligamentum costoclaviculare Chest The costoclavicular ligament is the strongest and most important ligament of the sternoclavicular joint, connecting the… Also: Detail
Ligament Costotransverse Ligament ligamentum costotransversarium Chest The costotransverse ligaments connect the neck and tubercle of each rib to the transverse process of…
Ligament Costovertebral Joint Capsules capsulae articulationum costovertebralium Chest The costovertebral joint capsules enclose the articulations between the rib heads and the adjacent vertebral bodies…
Ligament Costoxiphoid Ligament ligamentum costoxiphoideum Chest The costoxiphoid ligaments are small fibrous bands connecting the anterior and posterior surfaces of the seventh…
Ligament Cricoarytenoid Joint Capsule capsula articularis cricoarytaenoidea Neck The cricoarytenoid joint capsule encloses the synovial articulation between the arytenoid cartilage and the cricoid lamina,…
Ligament Cricothyroid Membrane membrana cricothyroidea Neck The cricothyroid membrane (conus elasticus anterior portion, or median cricothyroid ligament) is the midline fibroelastic membrane…
Ligament Cricothyroid Membrane Tendon tendo membranae cricothyreoideae Neck The median cricothyroid ligament is the thickened front part of the cricothyroid membrane (conus elasticus), running…
Ligament Cricotracheal Ligament ligamentum cricotracheale Neck The cricotracheal ligament is a ring-shaped fibroelastic membrane connecting the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage…
Ligament Cruciate Ligaments of Atlas ligamentum cruciforme atlantis Neck The cruciform ligament of the atlas is the cross-shaped ligament complex at C1-C2 formed by the…

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