Anatomy

Ligaments

Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.

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7 entry terms
  • Ligament
  • Interosseal Ligament
  • Interosseous Ligament
  • Interosseal Ligaments
  • Interosseous Ligaments
  • Ligament, Interosseal
  • Ligament, Interosseous

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with site; joint ligaments = LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR

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  1. A02w.513w
  2. A10w.165w.669w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ligaments. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008022. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008022
  2. Ligaments. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament
  3. Ligaments. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39888