Flashcards
Ligaments
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1Name 8 ligamentsIntertransverse ligament
Anterior longitudinal ligament
Posterior longitudinal ligament
Capsular ligament
Supraspinous ligament
Interspinour ligament
Ligamentum nuchae
ligamentum flava - 2Anterior Longitudinal Ligament a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) Vertebral bodies + vertebral discs
b) Anterior to intervertebral joint
c) Limits extension - 3Posterior Longitudinal Ligament a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) Superior margin of vertebrae to inferior margin
b) Posterior to anterior intervertebral joint
c) Limits flexion - 4Ligamentum flava a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) Lamina of adjacent border + anterior aspect of articular processes
b) Posterior
c) Preserve posture by limiting compression during extension and returning vertebral canal after flexion - 5Supraspinous Ligament a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) SP thoracic spine to sacrum
b) Posterior
c) Limits flexion - 6Ligamentum Nuchae a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) SP in cervical spine + occipital bone
b) Posterior
c) Limits flexion - 7Interspinous ligament a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) SP b/w vertebra
b) Posterior
c) Limit flexion - 8Capsular ligaments a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) Articular processes of adjacent vertebrae
b) Posterior
c) Limits flexion - 9Intertransverse Ligament a) Attachment 1 + 2 b) Location c) Functiona) TP of adjacent vertebrae
b) Lateral, posterior
c) Limit lateral flexion - 10Alar LigamentSide of dens to lateral margins of foramen magnum
Prevents excessive rotation - 11CruciateAttachment: Transverse lgiament of atlas to superior longitudinal
Prevent excessive flexion - 12Transverse LigamentPosterior to dens
Attaches lateral aspect of vertebral column
Prevents cervical shift anteriorly
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- 2 HBS2ALT Flashcards on Ligaments, created by Alexandra Fraser on 01/04/2016.
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