| ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria | Fibrous bands connecting the palmar aspects of the bases of metacarpals two to five. Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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 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 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) |
| ligamenta sternocostalia radiata | Fibres of the articular capsule that radiate from the costal cartilages to the anterior surface of the sternum. Synonym: ligamenta sternocostalia radiata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta sternopericardiaca | <anatomy> Fibrous bands that pass from the pericardium to the sternum. Synonym: ligamenta sternopericardiaca, Lannelongue's ligaments, Luschka's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta suspensoria mammae | Well developed retinacula cutis that extend from the fibrous stroma of the mammary gland to the overlying skin. Synonym: ligamenta suspensoria mammae, Cooper's ligaments, suspensory ligaments of Cooper. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta tarsi | The ligaments that interconnect the tarsal bones; they are grouped into three sets: dorsal tarsal ligaments, interosseous tarsal ligaments, and plantar tarsal ligaments, and are individually named according to their attachments. Synonym: ligamenta tarsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta tarsometatarsalia | The ligaments that unite tarsal and metatarsal bones; they are arranged in dorsal, interosseous, and plantar sets. Synonym: ligamenta tarsometatarsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamenta trachealia | The fibrous membranes that connect adjacent tracheal cartilages. Synonym: ligamenta annularia trachealia, ligamenta trachealia. (05 Mar 2000) |