Ligaments

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

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Tree Number(s): A02.513, A10.165.669

MeSH Unique ID: D008022

Entry Terms:

• Ligament
• Interosseal Ligament
• Interosseal Ligaments
• Ligament, Interosseal
• Interosseous Ligament
• Interosseous Ligaments
• Ligament, Interosseous

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Musculoskeletal System
Ligaments
Broad Ligament
Ligaments, Articular
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Collateral Ligaments +
Ligamentum Flavum
Longitudinal Ligaments
Patellar Ligament
Plantar Plate
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Round Ligament of Femur
Round Ligaments
Round Ligament of Femur
Round Ligament of Liver
Round Ligament of Uterus

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Tissues
Connective Tissue
Ligaments
Broad Ligament
Ligaments, Articular
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Collateral Ligaments +
Ligamentum Flavum
Longitudinal Ligaments
Patellar Ligament
Plantar Plate
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Round Ligament of Femur
Round Ligaments
Round Ligament of Femur
Round Ligament of Liver
Round Ligament of Uterus