LIGAMENTS

Head and neck

  • Cricothyroid ligament
  • Periodontal ligament
  • Suspensory ligament of the lens
  • Thorax
  • Phrenoesophageal ligament
  • Suspensory ligament of the breast

Pelvis

  • Anterior sacroiliac ligament
  • Posterior sacroiliac ligament
  • Sacrotuberous ligament
  • Sacrospinous ligament
  • Inferior pubic ligament
  • Reflex inguinal ligament
  • Superior pubic ligament
  • Suspensory ligament of the penis

Wrist

  • Palmar radiocarpal ligament
  • Dorsal radiocarpal ligament
  • Ulnar collateral ligament
  • Radial collateral ligament
  • Scapholunate ligament

Knee

  • Anterior cruciate ligament
  • Lateral collateral ligament
  • Posterior cruciate ligament
  • Medial collateral ligament
  • Cranial cruciate ligament — quadruped equivalent of anterior cruciate ligament
  • Caudal cruciate ligament — quadruped equivalent of posterior cruciate ligament
  • Patellar ligament

There are four ligaments attached to the spleen:

  • gastrosplenic ligament
  • splenorenal ligament
  • colicosplenic ligament
  • phrenocolic ligament
  • hepatorenal ligament
  • hepatogastric ligament
  • hepatoduodenal ligament
  • ligamentum arteriosum
  • ligamentum venousm
  • falciform ligament
  • Suspensory ligament of ovary
  • Broad ligament

Most sources divide it into two parts:

  • hepatogastric ligament: the portion connecting to the lesser curvature of the stomach
  • hepatoduodenal ligament: the portion connecting to the duodenum

In some cases, the following ligaments are considered part of the lesser omentum:

  • hepatophrenic ligament: the portion connecting to the thoracic diaphragm[2]
  • hepatoesophageal ligament: the portion connecting to the esophagus[3]
  • hepatocolic ligament: the portion connecting to the colon
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  • en/ligament.txt
  • 2023/05/26 10:15
  • brahmantra