| ligamenta intracapsularia | <anatomy> Ligaments located within and separate from the articular capsule of a synovial joint. Synonym: ligamenta intracapsularia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamenta meniscofemorale | One of two ligaments that extend from the posterior part of the lateral meniscus to the lateral surface of the medial meniscus: anterior meniscofemoral ligament and posterior meniscofemoral ligament. Synonym: ligamenta meniscofemorale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia | Fibrous bands connecting the dorsal aspects of the bases of metacarpals two to five. Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta metacarpalia interossea | Fibrous bands connecting the bases of metacarpals two to five; they extend between the dorsal and palmar metacarpal ligaments. Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia interossea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria | Fibrous bands connecting the palmar aspects of the bases of metacarpals two to five. Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia | Fibrous bands that connect the dorsal aspects of the bases of the metatarsals. Synonym: ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta metatarsalia interossea | Fibrous bands that connect the bases of the metatarsals; they extend between the dorsal and plantar metatarsal ligaments. Synonym: ligamenta metatarsalia interossea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta metatarsalia plantaria | Fibrous bands connecting the plantar aspects of the bases of the metatarsals. Synonym: ligamenta metatarsalia plantaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta navicularicuneiformia | See: dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments, plantar cuneonavicular ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta ossiculorum auditus | The ligaments connecting the ear bones with one another and with the walls of the tympanic cavity. Synonym: ligamenta ossiculorum auditus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta palmaria | The fibrocartilaginous plates, one located on the anterior aspect of each metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, that are firmly attached to the bases of the phalanges and the heads of the next proximal bones; they are grooved to accommodate the long flexor tendons. Synonym: ligamenta palmaria, accessory volar ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta plantaria | The counterparts in the foot of the palmar ligaments in the hand. Synonym: ligamenta plantaria, accessory plantar ligaments, Cruveilhier's ligaments, glenoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora | The strong fibrous bands that reinforce the sacroiliac joint anteriorly. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora, ventral sacroiliac ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta sacroiliaca interossea | Short obliquely directed fibrous bands that pass between the sacrum and ilium in the narrow cleft behind the auricular surfaces of these bones. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca interossea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora | The heavy fibrous bands that pass from the ilium to the sacrum posterior to the sacroiliac joint. Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora, dorsal sacroiliac ligaments, ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |