anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (vertebral column)

  • 1Anterior longitudinal ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Anterior longitudinal ligament Latin = ligamentum longitudinale anterius GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 288 Caption = Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. (Anterior longitudinal ligament runs… …

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  • 2Posterior longitudinal ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Posterior longitudinal ligament Latin = ligamentum longitudinale posterius GraySubject = 72 GrayPage = 288 Caption = Posterior longitudinal ligament, in the thoracic region. (Posterior longitudinal ligament runs vertically …

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  • 3Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …

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  • 4Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… …

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  • 5List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head  |  Neck  |&# …

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  • 6skeletal system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones (bone) and cartilages (cartilage). There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue the ligaments (ligament)… …

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  • 7Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… …

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  • 8skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …

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  • 9Atlas (anatomy) — See also: Atlas (disambiguation) Bone: Atlas (anatomy) First cervical vertebra, or Atlas …

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  • 10Coccyx — This article is about the tailbone in humans. For the tailbone in animals, see Rump (croup). The tortrix moth genus Coccyx is nowadays considered a junior synonym of Cydia. Bone: Coccyx A coccyx with four vertebrae below the sacrum …

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