| ligamentum testis | The caudal portion of the embryonic urogenital ridge; the upper third of the gubernaculum testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum thyroepiglotticum | <anatomy> Thyroepiglottidean ligament, an elastic band that connects the petiole of the epiglottis to the interior of the thyroid cartilage near the superior thyroid notch. Synonym: ligamentum thyroepiglotticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale | <anatomy> Thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid cartilage; forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale, Berry's ligaments, ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum thyrohyoideum medianum | <anatomy> The central thickened portion of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum medianum, ligamentum hyothyroideum medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius | <anatomy> The ligament that binds the anterior aspect of the tibiofibular syndesmosis. Synonym: ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibiofibulare medium | The dense fibrous layer that connects the interosseous margins of the tibia and fibula, forming the upper portion of the tibiofibular syndesmosis and, with the bones and intermuscular septa, creating anterior and posterior comparments of the leg. Synonym: membrana interossea cruris, ligamentum tibiofibulare medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibionaviculare | <anatomy> The part of the medial or deltoid ligament that extends from the medial malleolus to the navicular bone. See: deltoid ligament. Synonym: pars tibionavicularis ligamenti medialis, ligamentum tibionaviculare, tibionavicular part of deltoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversale colli | <anatomy> A fibrous band attached to the uterine cervix and the vault of the lateral fornix of the vagina; continuous with the tissue ensheathing the pelvic vessels. Synonym: cervical ligament of uterus, ligamentum transversale colli, Mackenrodt's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum acetabuli | Portion of the acetabular labrum that passes across the acetabular notch. Synonym: ligamentum transversum acetabuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum atlantis | Thick, strong, centrally flattened band spanning the vertebral foramen of the atlas as it extends from the medial aspect of one lateral mass to the other, passing dorsal to the dens with which it articulates; it forms the dorsal portion of the opening for the dens, tightly embracing its neck. It forms a part of the "cross-bar" of the cruciform ligament of the atlas. See: cruciform ligament of atlas. Synonym: ligamentum transversum atlantis, Lauth's ligament, transverse atlantal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum cruris | The ligament that binds down the extensor tendons proximal to the ankle joint; it is continuous with (a thickening of) the deep fascia of the leg. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius, ligamentum transversum cruris, superior retinaculum of extensor muscles, transverse crural ligament, transverse ligament of leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum genus | A transverse band that passes between the lateral and medial menisci in the anterior part of the knee joint. Synonym: ligamentum transversum genus, transverse genicular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum pelvis | <anatomy> The thickened anterior border of the urogenital diaphragm, formed by the fusion of its two fascial layers. Synonym: ligamentum transversum perinei, Krause's ligament, ligamentum transversum pelvis, transverse ligament of pelvis, transverse ligament of perineum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum perinei | <anatomy> The thickened anterior border of the urogenital diaphragm, formed by the fusion of its two fascial layers. Synonym: ligamentum transversum perinei, Krause's ligament, ligamentum transversum pelvis, transverse ligament of pelvis, transverse ligament of perineum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversum scapulae inferius | <anatomy> An inconstant fibrous band that passes from the lateral border of the spine of the scapula to the posterior margin of the glenoid cavity. Synonym: ligamentum transversum scapulae inferius, spinoglenoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |