| ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis | <anatomy> The capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. Synonym: ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, Ferrein's ligament, lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint, ligamentum temporomandibulare, temporomandibular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum mallei laterale | A short fan-shaped ligament converging from the posterior half of the tympanic notch to the neck of the malleus. Synonym: ligamentum mallei laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum palpebrale laterale | <anatomy> The band that attaches the tarsal plates to the orbital eminence of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale laterale, ligamentum palpebrale externum, ligamentum tarsale externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum puboprostaticum laterale | See: puboprostatic ligament. Synonym: lateral puboprostatic ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale | <anatomy> A ligament that extends from the lateral inferior margin of the sacrum to the transverse process of the first coccygeal vertebra. Synonym: ligamentum sacrococcygeum laterale, intercornual ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum talocalcaneare laterale | <anatomy> A ligament extending from the trochlea of the talus to the lateral surface of the calcaneus. Synonym: ligamentum talocalcaneare laterale. (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 umbilicale laterale | An old name for ligamentum umbilicale mediale. Synonym: lateral umbilical ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput | 1. The upper or anterior extremity of the animal body, containing the brain and the organs of sight, hearing, taste, and smell. 2. The upper, anterior, or larger extremity, expanded or rounded, of any body, organ, or other anatomical structure. 3. The rounded extremity of a bone. 4. That end of a muscle which is attached to the less movable part of the skeleton. Synonym: head. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput angulare quadrati labii superioris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, root of nasal process of maxilla; insertion, wing of nose and orbicularis oris muscle of upper lip; action, elevates upper lip and wing of nose; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus levator labii superioris alaeque nasi, caput angulare quadrati labii superioris, elevator muscle of upper lip and wing of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput breve | For a muscle with two heads of origin (a "biceps" muscle), the head originating nearest the insertion. See: short head of biceps brachii muscle, short head of biceps femoris muscle. Synonym: caput breve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput breve musculi bicipitis brachii | <anatomy> Head of biceps brachii originating from coracoid process of scapula. Synonym: caput breve musculi bicipitis brachii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput breve musculi bicipitis femoris | <anatomy> Part of biceps femoris originating from linea aspera of distal half of femur. Synonym: caput breve musculi bicipitis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput cornus | The pointed extremity of each posterior gray column or cornu of the spinal cord. Synonym: apex cornus posterioris, caput cornus, tip of posterior horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caput costae | The rounded medial extremity of a rib which, except for ribs 1, 10, 11, and 12, articulates by two facets with the bodies of two contiguous vertebrae. Synonym: caput costae. (05 Mar 2000) |