en Costotransverse ligament

Costotransverse ligament
Costotransverse ligament
Details
From	rib
To	transverse process of a vertebra
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum costotransversarium
TA98	A03.3.04.006
TA2	1725
FMA	12163
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

A costotransverse ligament is ligament of the costotransverse joint which attaches at (the posterior aspect of^[1]) the neck of a rib, and at (the anterior aspect of^[1]) the transverse process of^[1]^[2] its corresponding^[1] vertebra.^[1]^[2] It extends posteriorly from the rib to the vertebra.^[1]

It strengthens the costotransverse joint anteriorly.^[2]

It is diminished or absent at the joints of ribs XI-XII.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.

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[:22433-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:0-2] Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.

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