| riMLF | rostral intersititial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculus |
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| VM | ventro-medial |
| VMN | ventro-medial nucleus |
| VMT | ventro-medial tegmentum |
| gingivodental ligament | <anatomy> Fibrous connective tissue surrounding the root of a tooth that separates it from and attaches it to the alveolar bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| reflex ligament | <anatomy> A triangular fibrous band extending from the aponeurosis of the external oblique to the pubic tubercle of the opposite side. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum reflexum, Colles' ligament, fascia triangularis abdominis, reflex ligament, triangular fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caudal ligament | Fibrous bands, remnants of the notochord, that extend from the skin to the coccyx, forming the coccygeal foveola. Synonym: retinaculum caudale, caudal ligament, ligamentum caudale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glenoid ligament | A ring of fibrocartilage attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity of the scapula to increase its depth. Synonym: labrum glenoidale, articular margin, circumferential cartilage, glenoid ligament, glenoidal lip, ligamentum glenoidale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| patellar ligament | <anatomy> The continuation of the central portion of the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle distal to the patella. It extends from the patella to the tuberosity of the tibia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Meckel's ligament | The portion of the anterior ligament of the malleus that extends from the base of the anterior process through the petrotympanic fissure, to attach to the spine of the sphenoid. See: anterior ligament of malleus. Synonym: Meckel's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glossoepiglottic ligament | <anatomy> An elastic ligamentous band passing from the base of the tongue to the epiglottis in the middle glossoepiglottic fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median arcuate ligament | <anatomy> A tendinous connection between the crura of the diaphragm that arches over the aorta, forming the anterosuperior margin of the aortic hiatus. Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum medianum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median thyrohyoid ligament | <anatomy> The central thickened portion of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum medianum, ligamentum hyothyroideum medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median umbilical ligament | <anatomy> The remnant of the urachus, contained in the median umbilical fold; it persists as a midline fibrous cord between the apex of the bladder and the umbilicus. Synonym: ligamentum umbilicale medianum, middle umbilical ligament, urachal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pectineal ligament | <anatomy> A thick, strong fibrous band that passes laterally from the lacunar ligament along the pectineal line of the pubis. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum pectineale, Cooper's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vocal ligament | <anatomy> The band that extends on either side from the thyroid cartilage to the vocal process of the arytenoid cartilage; it is the thickened, free upper border of the conus elasticus of the larynx. Synonym: ligamentum vocale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| volar carpal ligament | <anatomy> A strong fibrous band crossing the front of the carpus and binding down the flexor tendons of the digits and the flexor carpi radialis tendon and the median nerve; in so doing it creates the carpal tunnel. Synonym: retinaculum flexorum, deep part of flexor retinaculum, flexor retinaculum, ligamentum carpi transversum, ligamentum carpi volare, volar carpal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ceratocricoid ligament | One of three ligaments (anterior, posterior, and lateral) reinforcing the capsule of the cricothyroid articulation on either side. Synonym: ceratocricoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cervical ligament of uterus | <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) |