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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C4%9F_(anatomiya)" title="Bağ (anatomiya) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Bağ (anatomiya)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80" title="সন্ধিবন্ধনী – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সন্ধিবন্ধনী" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Лигамент – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Лигамент" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Ligament" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirenno%C3%B9" title="Stirennoù – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Stirennoù" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lligament" title="Lligament – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lligament" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaz" title="Vaz – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vaz" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennyn" title="Tennyn – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Tennyn" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledb%C3%A5nd" title="Ledbånd – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ledbånd" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_(Anatomie)" title="Band (Anatomie) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Band (Anatomie)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82_(%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B1)" title="Σύνδεσμος (ανατομία) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σύνδεσμος (ανατομία)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamento" title="Ligamento – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ligamento" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamento" title="Ligamento – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ligamento" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotailu_(anatomia)" title="Lotailu (anatomia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lotailu (anatomia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C)" title="رباط (کالبدشناسی) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رباط (کالبدشناسی)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ligament" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballnasc" title="Ballnasc – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ballnasc" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamento" title="Ligamento – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Ligamento" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EB%8C%80" title="인대 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인대" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81" title="स्नायु – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="स्नायु" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamento" title="Ligamento – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Ligamento" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamen" title="Ligamen – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ligamen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamento" title="Ligamento – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Ligamento" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legamento" title="Legamento – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Legamento" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%94" title="רצועה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="רצועה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skenna" title="Skenna – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Skenna" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligaman" title="Ligaman – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Ligaman" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamentum_(anatomia)" title="Ligamentum (anatomia) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Ligamentum (anatomia)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saite_(anatomija)" title="Saite (anatomija) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Saite (anatomija)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rai%C5%A1tis" title="Raištis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Raištis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Лигамент – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Лигамент" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BE" title="സ്നായുക്കൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സ്നായുക്കൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8" title="अस्थिबंधन – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="अस्थिबंधन" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamen" title="Ligamen – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Ligamen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament_(anatomie)" title="Ligament (anatomie) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ligament (anatomie)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81" title="स्नायु – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="स्नायु" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%AD%E5%B8%AF" title="靭帯 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="靭帯" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leddb%C3%A5nd" title="Leddbånd – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Leddbånd" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leddband" title="Leddband – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Leddband" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Ligament" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boylam" title="Boylam – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Boylam" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7_(%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD)" title="رباط (تشريح) – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="رباط (تشريح)" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_(Anatomie)" title="Band (Anatomie) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Band (Anatomie)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi%C4%99zad%C5%82o" title="Więzadło – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Więzadło" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligamento" title="Ligamento – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ligamento" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Ligament" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%B7%D0%BA%D0%B0_(%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Связка (анатомия) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Связка (анатомия)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Ligament" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligament" title="Ligament – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Ligament" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4z_(tkanivo)" title="Väz (tkanivo) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Väz (tkanivo)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vez_(anatomija)" title="Vez (anatomija) – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Vez (anatomija)" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%86%DA%A9" title="بەندۆک – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="بەندۆک" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Лигамент – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Лигамент" 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color: white">Ligament</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Organ_system" title="Organ system">System</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Musculoskeletal_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Musculoskeletal system">Musculoskeletal system</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Function</th><td class="infobox-data">Connect bones to other bones; maintain position of organs</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>ligamentum (<a href="/wiki/Plural" title="Plural">Plural</a>: ligamenta)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D008022">D008022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/03.0.00.034%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A03.0.00.034</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma30319,">70773 30319, 70773</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39888" class="extiw" title="d:Q39888">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>ligament</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Connective_tissue#Types" title="Connective tissue">fibrous connective tissue</a> that connects <a href="/wiki/Bone" title="Bone">bones</a> to other bones. It also connects <a href="/wiki/Flight_feather#Remiges" title="Flight feather">flight feathers</a> to bones, in dionosaurs and birds. All 30,000 species of <a href="/wiki/Amniotes" class="mw-redirect" title="Amniotes">amniotes</a> (land animals with internal bones) have ligaments. </p><p>It is also known as <i>articular ligament</i>, <i>articular larua</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>fibrous ligament</i>, or <i>true ligament</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comparative_anatomy">Comparative anatomy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Comparative anatomy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ligaments are similar to <a href="/wiki/Tendon" title="Tendon">tendons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fascia" title="Fascia">fasciae</a> as they are all made of <a href="/wiki/Connective_tissue" title="Connective tissue">connective tissue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The differences among them are in the connections that they make: ligaments connect one bone to another bone, tendons connect muscle to bone, and fasciae connect muscles to other muscles. These are all found in the <a href="/wiki/Skeletal_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Skeletal system">skeletal system</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Human_body" title="Human body">human body</a>. Ligaments cannot usually be regenerated naturally; however, there are <a href="/wiki/Periodontal_ligament_stem_cells" title="Periodontal ligament stem cells">periodontal ligament stem cells</a> located near the periodontal ligament which are involved in the adult regeneration of periodontist ligament. </p><p>The study of ligaments is known as <i lang="en"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desmology#English" class="extiw" title="wikt:desmology">desmology</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Humans">Humans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Humans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other ligaments in the body include the: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peritoneal_ligament" title="Peritoneal ligament">Peritoneal ligament</a>: a fold of <a href="/wiki/Peritoneum" title="Peritoneum">peritoneum</a> or other membranes.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fetal_remnant_ligament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fetal remnant ligament (page does not exist)">Fetal remnant ligament</a>: the remnants of a <a href="/wiki/Fetus" title="Fetus">fetal</a> tubular structure.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periodontal_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Periodontal ligament">Periodontal ligament</a>: a group of fibers that attach the <a href="/wiki/Cementum" title="Cementum">cementum</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tooth" title="Tooth">teeth</a> to the surrounding <a href="/wiki/Alveolar_process" title="Alveolar process">alveolar bone</a>.</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Articular_ligaments">Articular ligaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Articular ligaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ligament.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Ligament.jpg/262px-Ligament.jpg" decoding="async" width="262" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Ligament.jpg/393px-Ligament.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Ligament.jpg/524px-Ligament.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Articular ligament</figcaption></figure> <p>"Ligament" most commonly refers to a band of <a href="/wiki/Dense_regular_connective_tissue" title="Dense regular connective tissue">dense regular connective tissue</a> bundles made of <a href="/wiki/Collagen" title="Collagen">collagenous</a> fibers, with bundles protected by <a href="/wiki/Dense_irregular_connective_tissue" title="Dense irregular connective tissue">dense irregular connective tissue</a> sheaths. Ligaments connect bones to other bones to form <a href="/wiki/Joint" title="Joint">joints</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Tendon" title="Tendon">tendons</a> connect bone to <a href="/wiki/Muscle" title="Muscle">muscle</a>. Some ligaments limit the mobility of articulations or prevent certain movements altogether. </p><p>Capsular ligaments are part of the <a href="/wiki/Articular_capsule" class="mw-redirect" title="Articular capsule">articular capsule</a> that surrounds <a href="/wiki/Synovial_joint" title="Synovial joint">synovial joints</a>. They act as mechanical reinforcements. Extra-capsular ligaments join in harmony with the other ligaments and provide joint stability. Intra-capsular ligaments, which are much less common,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> also provide stability but permit a far larger range of motion. <a href="/wiki/Cruciate_ligament" title="Cruciate ligament">Cruciate ligaments</a> are paired ligaments in the form of a cross.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ligaments are <a href="/wiki/Viscoelastic" class="mw-redirect" title="Viscoelastic">viscoelastic</a>. They gradually strain when under tension and return to their original shape when the tension is removed. However, they cannot retain their original shape when extended past a certain point or for a prolonged period of time.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is one reason why <a href="/wiki/Dislocation_(medicine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dislocation (medicine)">dislocated</a> joints must be set as quickly as possible: if the ligaments lengthen too much, then the joint will be weakened, becoming prone to future dislocations. <a href="/wiki/Athlete" title="Athlete">Athletes</a>, gymnasts, dancers, and martial artists perform stretching exercises to lengthen their ligaments, making their joints more supple. </p><p>The term <i><a href="/wiki/Hypermobility_(joints)" title="Hypermobility (joints)">hypermobility</a></i> refers to the characteristic of people with more-elastic ligaments, allowing their joints to stretch and contort further; this is sometimes still called <i>double-jointedness</i>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hypermobility-10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Hypermobility-10.jpg/220px-Hypermobility-10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Hypermobility-10.jpg/330px-Hypermobility-10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Hypermobility-10.jpg/440px-Hypermobility-10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="435" /></a><figcaption>Hypermobile finger</figcaption></figure> <p>The consequence of a broken ligament can be instability of the joint. Not all broken ligaments need surgery, but, if surgery is needed to stabilise the joint, the broken ligament can be repaired. <a href="/wiki/Granulation_tissue" title="Granulation tissue">Scar tissue</a> may prevent this. If it is not possible to fix the broken ligament, other procedures such as the <a href="/wiki/Brunelli_procedure" title="Brunelli procedure">Brunelli procedure</a> can correct the instability. Instability of a joint can over time lead to wear of the cartilage and eventually to <a href="/wiki/Osteoarthritis" title="Osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artificial_ligaments">Artificial ligaments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Artificial ligaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the most often torn ligaments in the body is the <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">anterior cruciate ligament</a> (ACL). The ACL is one of the ligaments crucial to knee stability and persons who tear their ACL often undergo reconstructive surgery, which can be done through a variety of techniques and materials. One of these techniques is the replacement of the ligament with an artificial material. <a href="/wiki/Artificial_ligament" title="Artificial ligament">Artificial ligaments</a> are a synthetic material composed of a polymer, such as polyacrylonitrile fiber, polypropylene, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), or polyNaSS poly(sodium styrene sulfonate).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Examples">Examples</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are about 900 ligaments in an average adult human body,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which about 25 are listed here. </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <dl><dt>Head and neck</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cricothyroid_ligament" title="Cricothyroid ligament">Cricothyroid ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Periodontal_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Periodontal ligament">Periodontal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspensory_ligament_of_the_lens" class="mw-redirect" title="Suspensory ligament of the lens">Suspensory ligament of the lens</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Thorax</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phrenoesophageal_ligament" title="Phrenoesophageal ligament">Phrenoesophageal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspensory_ligament_of_the_breast" class="mw-redirect" title="Suspensory ligament of the breast">Suspensory ligament of the breast</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Pelvis</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_sacroiliac_ligament" title="Anterior sacroiliac ligament">Anterior sacroiliac ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_sacroiliac_ligament" title="Posterior sacroiliac ligament">Posterior sacroiliac ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacrotuberous_ligament" title="Sacrotuberous ligament">Sacrotuberous ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacrospinous_ligament" title="Sacrospinous ligament">Sacrospinous ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inferior_pubic_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Inferior pubic ligament">Inferior pubic ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reflex_inguinal_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Reflex inguinal ligament">Reflex inguinal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_pubic_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior pubic ligament">Superior pubic ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspensory_ligament_of_the_clitoris" class="mw-redirect" title="Suspensory ligament of the clitoris">Suspensory ligament of the clitoris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspensory_ligament_of_the_penis" class="mw-redirect" title="Suspensory ligament of the penis">Suspensory ligament of the penis</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="30"> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt>Wrist</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Palmar_radiocarpal_ligament" title="Palmar radiocarpal ligament">Palmar radiocarpal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorsal_radiocarpal_ligament" title="Dorsal radiocarpal ligament">Dorsal radiocarpal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_(wrist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulnar collateral ligament (wrist)">Ulnar collateral ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radial_collateral_ligament_(wrist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Radial collateral ligament (wrist)">Radial collateral ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scapholunate_ligament" title="Scapholunate ligament">Scapholunate ligament</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Knee</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">Anterior cruciate ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fibular_collateral_ligament" title="Fibular collateral ligament">Lateral collateral ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Posterior cruciate ligament">Posterior cruciate ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medial_collateral_ligament" title="Medial collateral ligament">Medial collateral ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranial_cruciate_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Cranial cruciate ligament">Cranial cruciate ligament</a> — <a href="/wiki/Quadruped" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruped">quadruped</a> equivalent of anterior cruciate ligament</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caudal_cruciate_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Caudal cruciate ligament">Caudal cruciate ligament</a> — <a href="/wiki/Quadruped" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruped">quadruped</a> equivalent of posterior cruciate ligament</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oblique_popliteal_ligament" title="Oblique popliteal ligament">Oblique popliteal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patellar_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Patellar ligament">Patellar ligament</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Peritoneal_ligaments">Peritoneal ligaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Peritoneal ligaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Certain folds of <a href="/wiki/Peritoneum" title="Peritoneum">peritoneum</a> are referred to as <i>ligaments</i>. Examples include: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Hepatoduodenal_ligament" title="Hepatoduodenal ligament">hepatoduodenal ligament</a>, that surrounds the <a href="/wiki/Hepatic_portal_vein" class="mw-redirect" title="Hepatic portal vein">hepatic portal vein</a> and other vessels as they travel from the <a href="/wiki/Duodenum" title="Duodenum">duodenum</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Liver" title="Liver">liver</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Broad_ligament_of_the_uterus" title="Broad ligament of the uterus">broad ligament of the uterus</a>, also a fold of peritoneum.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fetal_remnant_ligaments">Fetal remnant ligaments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fetal remnant ligaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Certain tubular structures from the fetal period are referred to as <i>ligaments</i> after they close up and turn into cord-like structures:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fetal</th> <th>Adult </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ductus_arteriosus" title="Ductus arteriosus">ductus arteriosus</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ligamentum_arteriosum" title="Ligamentum arteriosum">ligamentum arteriosum</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>extra-<a href="/wiki/Hepatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Hepatic">hepatic</a> portion of the fetal left <a href="/wiki/Umbilical_vein" title="Umbilical vein">umbilical vein</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ligamentum_teres_hepatis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ligamentum teres hepatis">ligamentum teres hepatis</a> (the "round ligament of the liver"). </td></tr> <tr> <td>intra-hepatic portion of the fetal left umbilical vein (the <a href="/wiki/Ductus_venosus" title="Ductus venosus">ductus venosus</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ligamentum_venosum" title="Ligamentum venosum">ligamentum venosum</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location#Proximal_and_distal" title="Anatomical terms of location">distal</a> portions of the fetal left and right <a href="/wiki/Umbilical_arteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Umbilical arteries">umbilical arteries</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Medial_umbilical_ligaments" class="mw-redirect" title="Medial umbilical ligaments">medial umbilical ligaments</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ligament&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ligamentous_laxity" title="Ligamentous laxity">Ligamentous laxity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brostr%C3%B6m_procedure" title="Broström procedure">Broström procedure</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fibrous_joint" title="Fibrous joint">Fibrous</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gomphosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Gomphosis">Gomphosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suture_(joint)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suture (joint)">Suture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syndesmosis" title="Syndesmosis">Syndesmosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interosseous_membrane" title="Interosseous membrane">Interosseous membrane</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cartilaginous_joint" title="Cartilaginous joint">Cartilaginous</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Synchondrosis" title="Synchondrosis">Synchondrosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symphysis" title="Symphysis">Symphysis</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Synovial_joint" title="Synovial joint">synovial</a>:</i> <a href="/wiki/Plane_joint" title="Plane joint">Plane joint</a></li> <li>1° <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hinge_joint" title="Hinge joint">Hinge joint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pivot_joint" title="Pivot joint">Pivot joint</a></li></ul></li> <li>2° <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Condyloid_joint" title="Condyloid joint">Condyloid joint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saddle_joint" title="Saddle joint">Saddle joint</a></li></ul></li> <li>3° <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ball_and_socket_joint" class="mw-redirect" title="Ball and socket joint">Ball and socket joint</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Synostosis" title="Synostosis">synostosis</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><i>by range of motion:</i> <a href="/wiki/Synarthrosis" title="Synarthrosis">Synarthrosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amphiarthrosis" title="Amphiarthrosis">Amphiarthrosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synovial_joint" title="Synovial joint">Diarthrosis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Terminology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Internal_rotation" class="mw-redirect" title="Internal rotation">Internal rotation</a>/<a href="/wiki/External_rotation" class="mw-redirect" title="External rotation">External rotation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elevation_(kinesiology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elevation (kinesiology)">Elevation</a>/<a href="/wiki/Depression_(kinesiology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Depression (kinesiology)">Depression</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>specialized/upper limbs:</i> <a href="/wiki/Protraction" class="mw-redirect" title="Protraction">Protraction</a>/<a href="/wiki/Retraction_(kinesiology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Retraction (kinesiology)">Retraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supination" class="mw-redirect" title="Supination">Supination</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pronation" class="mw-redirect" title="Pronation">Pronation</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>specialized/lower limbs:</i> <a href="/wiki/Plantarflexion" class="mw-redirect" title="Plantarflexion">Plantarflexion</a>/<a href="/wiki/Dorsiflexion" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorsiflexion">Dorsiflexion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eversion_(kinesiology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eversion (kinesiology)">Eversion</a>/<a href="/wiki/Inversion_(kinesiology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inversion (kinesiology)">Inversion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>capsular:</i> <a href="/wiki/Joint_capsule" title="Joint capsule">Joint capsule</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Synovial_membrane" title="Synovial membrane">Synovial membrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fibrous_membrane_of_articular_capsule" class="mw-redirect" title="Fibrous membrane of articular capsule">Fibrous membrane</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synovial_fluid" title="Synovial fluid">Synovial fluid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Synovial_bursa" title="Synovial bursa">Synovial bursa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Articular_disk" class="mw-redirect" title="Articular disk">Articular disk</a>/<a href="/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy)" title="Meniscus (anatomy)">Meniscus</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>extracapsular:</i> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enthesis" title="Enthesis">Enthesis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Joints_and_ligaments_of_the_head_and_neck" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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neck</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Temporomandibular_joint" title="Temporomandibular joint">Temporomandibular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capsule_of_temporomandibular_joint" class="mw-redirect" title="Capsule of temporomandibular joint">Capsule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Articular_disk_of_the_temporomandibular_joint" title="Articular disk of the temporomandibular joint">Articular disk</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Lateral <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temporomandibular_ligament" title="Temporomandibular ligament">Temporomandibular ligament</a></li></ul></li> <li>Medial <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sphenomandibular_ligament" title="Sphenomandibular ligament">Sphenomandibular ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stylomandibular_ligament" title="Stylomandibular ligament">Stylomandibular ligament</a></li></ul></li></ul> 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sternoclavicular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_sternoclavicular_ligament" title="Posterior sternoclavicular ligament">Posterior sternoclavicular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interclavicular_ligament" title="Interclavicular ligament">Interclavicular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costoclavicular_ligament" title="Costoclavicular ligament">Costoclavicular</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Acromioclavicular_joint" title="Acromioclavicular joint">Acromioclavicular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syndesmosis" title="Syndesmosis">Syndesmoses</a>: <a href="/wiki/Coracoacromial_ligament" title="Coracoacromial ligament">Coracoacromial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_transverse_scapular_ligament" title="Superior transverse scapular ligament">Superior transverse scapular</a></li> <li><a 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humerus">Capsule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coracohumeral_ligament" title="Coracohumeral ligament">Coracohumeral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenohumeral_ligaments" title="Glenohumeral ligaments">Glenohumeral (superior, middle, and inferior)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transverse_humeral_ligament" title="Transverse humeral ligament">Transverse humeral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenoid_labrum" title="Glenoid labrum">Glenoid labrum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elbow" title="Elbow">Elbow</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Humeroradial_joint" title="Humeroradial joint">Humeroradial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radial_collateral_ligament_of_elbow_joint" title="Radial collateral ligament of elbow joint">Radial collateral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Humeroulnar_joint" title="Humeroulnar joint">Humeroulnar</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_of_elbow_joint" title="Ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint">Ulnar collateral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Proximal_radioulnar_articulation" title="Proximal radioulnar articulation">Proximal radioulnar</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Carpometacarpal joint">Carpometacarpal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorsal_carpometacarpal_ligaments" title="Dorsal carpometacarpal ligaments">Dorsal carpometacarpal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmar_carpometacarpal_ligaments" title="Palmar carpometacarpal ligaments">Palmar carpometacarpal</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carpometacarpal_joint#Thumb" title="Carpometacarpal joint">thumb</a>:</i> <a href="/wiki/Radial_collateral_ligament_of_thumb" title="Radial collateral ligament of thumb">Radial collateral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_of_thumb" title="Ulnar collateral ligament of thumb">Ulnar collateral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Intermetacarpal_joints" title="Intermetacarpal joints">Intermetacarpal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deep_transverse_metacarpal_ligament" title="Deep transverse metacarpal ligament">Deep transverse metacarpal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superficial_transverse_metacarpal_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Superficial transverse metacarpal ligament">Superficial transverse metacarpal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metacarpophalangeal_joint" title="Metacarpophalangeal joint">Metacarpophalangeal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Collateral_ligaments_of_metacarpophalangeal_joints" title="Collateral ligaments of metacarpophalangeal joints">Collateral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmar_plate" title="Palmar plate">Palmar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Interphalangeal_joints_of_hand" class="mw-redirect" title="Interphalangeal joints of hand">Interphalangeal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Collateral_ligament_of_interphalangeal_joints_of_hand" title="Collateral ligament of interphalangeal joints of hand">Collateral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmar_plate" title="Palmar plate">Palmar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carpal_tunnel" title="Carpal tunnel">Carpal tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulnar_canal" title="Ulnar canal">Ulnar canal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Of <a href="/wiki/Vertebral_bodies" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertebral bodies">vertebral bodies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_longitudinal_ligament" title="Anterior longitudinal ligament">anterior longitudinal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_longitudinal_ligament" title="Posterior longitudinal ligament">posterior longitudinal ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Of <a href="/wiki/Vertebral_arch" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertebral arch">vertebral arches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ligamenta_flava" title="Ligamenta flava">ligamenta flava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supraspinous_ligament" title="Supraspinous ligament">supraspinous ligament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuchal_ligament" title="Nuchal ligament">nuchal ligament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interspinous_ligament" title="Interspinous ligament">interspinous ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intertransverse_ligament" title="Intertransverse ligament">intertransverse ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Symphysis" title="Symphysis">Symphysis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intervertebral_disc" title="Intervertebral disc">intervertebral disc</a> (<a href="/wiki/Anulus_fibrosus_disci_intervertebralis" class="mw-redirect" title="Anulus fibrosus disci intervertebralis">anulus fibrosus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nucleus_pulposus" class="mw-redirect" title="Nucleus pulposus">nucleus pulposus</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Synovial_joint" title="Synovial joint">Synovial joint</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Atlanto-axial_joint" title="Atlanto-axial joint">Atlanto-axial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Medial: <a href="/wiki/Cruciate_ligament_of_atlas" title="Cruciate ligament of atlas">Cruciate ligament of atlas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Transverse_ligament_of_atlas" title="Transverse ligament of atlas">Transverse ligament of atlas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alar_ligament" title="Alar ligament">Alar ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apical_ligament_of_dens" title="Apical ligament of dens">Apical ligament of dens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tectorial_membrane_of_atlanto-axial_joint" title="Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint">Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Lateral: <i>no ligaments</i></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_atlantoaxial_ligament" title="Anterior atlantoaxial ligament">anterior atlantoaxial ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_atlantoaxial_ligament" title="Posterior atlantoaxial ligament">posterior atlantoaxial ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Facet_joint" title="Facet joint">Zygapophysial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>no ligaments</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lumbosacral_joint" title="Lumbosacral joint">Lumbosacral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iliolumbar_ligament" title="Iliolumbar ligament">iliolumbar ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sacrococcygeal_symphysis" title="Sacrococcygeal symphysis">Sacrococcygeal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_sacrococcygeal_ligament" title="Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament">anterior sacrococcygeal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_sacrococcygeal_ligament" title="Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament">posterior sacrococcygeal ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Thorax" title="Thorax">Thorax</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Costovertebral_joints" title="Costovertebral joints">Costovertebral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Articulation_of_head_of_rib" title="Articulation of head of rib">Head of rib</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radiate_ligament_of_head_of_rib" title="Radiate ligament of head of rib">Radiate ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intra-articular_ligament_of_head_of_rib" title="Intra-articular ligament of head of rib">Intra-articular ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Costotransverse_joint" title="Costotransverse joint">Costotransverse</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Costotransverse_ligament" title="Costotransverse ligament">Costotransverse ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumbocostal_ligament" title="Lumbocostal ligament">Lumbocostal ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sternocostal_joints" title="Sternocostal joints">Sternocostal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intraarticular_sternocostal_ligament" title="Intraarticular sternocostal ligament">intraarticular sternocostal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiate_sternocostal_ligaments" title="Radiate sternocostal ligaments">radiate sternocostal ligaments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costoxiphoid_ligaments" title="Costoxiphoid ligaments">costoxiphoid ligaments</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Interchondral_articulations" class="mw-redirect" title="Interchondral articulations">Interchondral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>no ligaments</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Costochondral_joint" title="Costochondral joint">Costochondral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>no ligaments</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Human_pelvis" class="mw-redirect" title="Human pelvis">Pelvis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Syndesmoses" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndesmoses">Syndesmoses</a> of <a href="/wiki/Human_pelvic_girdle" class="mw-redirect" title="Human pelvic girdle">pelvic girdle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Obturator_membrane" title="Obturator membrane">Obturator membrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obturator_canal" title="Obturator canal">Obturator canal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pubic_symphysis" title="Pubic symphysis">Pubic symphysis</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superior_pubic_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior pubic ligament">superior pubic ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inferior_pubic_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Inferior pubic ligament">inferior pubic ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sacroiliac_joint" title="Sacroiliac joint">Sacroiliac</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_sacroiliac_ligament" title="Anterior sacroiliac ligament">anterior sacroiliac ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_sacroiliac_ligament" title="Posterior sacroiliac ligament">posterior sacroiliac ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interosseous_sacroiliac_ligament" title="Interosseous sacroiliac ligament">interosseous sacroiliac ligament</a></li> <li><i>ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium</i>: <a href="/wiki/Sacrotuberous_ligament" title="Sacrotuberous ligament">sacrotuberous ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacrospinous_ligament" title="Sacrospinous ligament">sacrospinous ligament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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acetabular ligament">transverse acetabular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acetabular_labrum" title="Acetabular labrum">acetabular labrum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capsule_of_hip_joint" title="Capsule of hip joint">capsule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zona_orbicularis" title="Zona orbicularis">zona orbicularis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knee" title="Knee">Knee</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knee" title="Knee">Tibiofemoral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Articular_capsule_of_the_knee_joint" title="Articular capsule of the knee joint">Capsule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_meniscofemoral_ligament" title="Anterior meniscofemoral ligament">Anterior meniscofemoral ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_meniscofemoral_ligament" title="Posterior meniscofemoral ligament">Posterior meniscofemoral ligament</a></li> <li><i>extracapsular:</i> popliteal <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oblique_popliteal_ligament" title="Oblique popliteal ligament">oblique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcuate_popliteal_ligament" title="Arcuate popliteal ligament">arcuate</a></li></ul></li> <li>collateral <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medial_collateral_ligament" title="Medial collateral ligament">medial/tibial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fibular_collateral_ligament" title="Fibular collateral ligament">fibular/lateral</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>intracapsular:</i> cruciate <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">anterior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Posterior cruciate ligament">posterior</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy)" title="Meniscus (anatomy)">menisci</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medial_meniscus" title="Medial meniscus">medial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_meniscus" title="Lateral meniscus">lateral</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transverse_ligament_of_knee" title="Transverse ligament of knee">transverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anterolateral_ligament" title="Anterolateral ligament">anterolateral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Knee" title="Knee">Patellofemoral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patellar_tendon" title="Patellar tendon">Patellar tendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infrapatellar_fat_pad" title="Infrapatellar fat pad">Infrapatellar fat pad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tibiofibular</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Superior_tibiofibular_joint" title="Superior tibiofibular joint">Superior tibiofibular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_ligament_of_the_head_of_the_fibula" title="Anterior ligament of the head of the fibula">anterior of the head of the fibula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_ligament_of_the_head_of_the_fibula" title="Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula">posterior of the head of the fibula</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Inferior_tibiofibular_joint" title="Inferior tibiofibular joint">Inferior tibiofibular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_tibiofibular_ligament" title="Anterior tibiofibular ligament">Anterior tibiofibular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_tibiofibular_ligament" title="Posterior tibiofibular ligament">Posterior tibiofibular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interosseous_membrane_of_leg" title="Interosseous membrane of leg">Interosseous membrane of leg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Foot" title="Foot">Foot</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ankle" title="Ankle">Talocrural and ankle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>medial:</i> <a href="/wiki/Deltoid_ligament" title="Deltoid ligament">medial of talocrural joint/deltoid</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deltoid_ligament" title="Deltoid ligament">anterior tibiotalar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deltoid_ligament" title="Deltoid ligament">posterior tibiotalar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deltoid_ligament" title="Deltoid ligament">tibiocalcaneal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deltoid_ligament" title="Deltoid ligament">tibionavicular</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>lateral:</i> <a href="/wiki/Lateral_collateral_ligament_of_ankle_joint" title="Lateral collateral ligament of ankle joint">lateral collateral of ankle joint</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_talofibular_ligament" title="Anterior talofibular ligament">anterior talofibular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_talofibular_ligament" title="Posterior talofibular ligament">posterior talofibular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcaneofibular_ligament" title="Calcaneofibular ligament">calcaneofibular</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Subtalar_joint" title="Subtalar joint">Subtalar/talocalcaneal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_talocalcaneal_ligament" title="Anterior talocalcaneal ligament">anterior</a>/<a href="/wiki/Posterior_talocalcaneal_ligament" title="Posterior talocalcaneal ligament">posterior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_talocalcaneal_ligament" title="Lateral talocalcaneal ligament">lateral</a>/<a href="/wiki/Medial_talocalcaneal_ligament" title="Medial talocalcaneal ligament">medial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interosseous_talocalcaneal_ligament" title="Interosseous talocalcaneal ligament">interosseous</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Transverse_tarsal_joint" title="Transverse tarsal joint">Transverse tarsal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Talocalcaneonavicular_joint" title="Talocalcaneonavicular joint">Talocalcaneonavicular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorsal_talonavicular_ligament" title="Dorsal talonavicular ligament">dorsal talonavicular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plantar_calcaneonavicular_ligament" title="Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament">plantar calcaneonavicular/spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bifurcated_ligament" title="Bifurcated ligament">bifurcated (calcaneonavicular)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calcaneocuboid_joint" title="Calcaneocuboid joint">Calcaneocuboid</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dorsal_calcaneocuboid_ligament" title="Dorsal calcaneocuboid ligament">dorsal calcaneocuboid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_plantar_ligament" title="Long plantar ligament">long plantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plantar_calcaneocuboid_ligament" title="Plantar calcaneocuboid ligament">plantar calcaneocuboid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bifurcated_ligament" title="Bifurcated ligament">bifurcated (calcaneocuboid)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Distal <a href="/wiki/Intertarsal_joints" title="Intertarsal joints">intertarsal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cuneonavicular_joint" title="Cuneonavicular joint">Cuneonavicular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Plantar_cuneonavicular_ligaments" title="Plantar cuneonavicular ligaments">plantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorsal_cuneonavicular_ligaments" title="Dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments">dorsal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cuboideonavicular_joint" title="Cuboideonavicular joint">Cuboideonavicular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">From<br />ventral mesentery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lesser_omentum" title="Lesser omentum">Lesser omentum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hepatoduodenal_ligament" title="Hepatoduodenal ligament">Hepatoduodenal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hepatogastric_ligament" title="Hepatogastric ligament">Hepatogastric ligament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liver" title="Liver">Liver</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coronary_ligament" title="Coronary ligament">Coronary ligament</a> <ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Left_triangular_ligament" title="Left triangular ligament">Left triangular ligament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Right_triangular_ligament" title="Right triangular ligament">Right triangular ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hepatorenal_ligament" title="Hepatorenal ligament">Hepatorenal ligament</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falciform_ligament" title="Falciform ligament">Falciform ligament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Round_ligament_of_liver" title="Round ligament of liver">Round ligament of liver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligamentum_venosum" title="Ligamentum venosum">Ligamentum venosum</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">From<br />dorsal mesentery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_omentum" title="Greater omentum">Greater omentum</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gastrophrenic_ligament" title="Gastrophrenic ligament">Gastrophrenic ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastrocolic_ligament" title="Gastrocolic ligament">Gastrocolic ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gastrosplenic_ligament" title="Gastrosplenic ligament">Gastrosplenic ligament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesentery" title="Mesentery">Mesentery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splenorenal_ligament" class="mw-redirect" title="Splenorenal ligament">Splenorenal ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phrenicocolic_ligament" title="Phrenicocolic ligament">Phrenicocolic ligament</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Folds <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Umbilical_folds" title="Umbilical folds">Umbilical folds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supravesical_fossa" title="Supravesical fossa">Supravesical fossa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medial_inguinal_fossa" title="Medial inguinal fossa">Medial inguinal fossa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_umbilical_fold" title="Lateral umbilical fold">Lateral umbilical fold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_inguinal_fossa" title="Lateral inguinal fossa">Lateral inguinal fossa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ileocecal_fold" title="Ileocecal fold">Ileocecal fold</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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triangle</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peritoneal_recesses" title="Peritoneal recesses">Peritoneal recesses</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paracolic_gutters" title="Paracolic gutters">Paracolic gutters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramesenteric_gutters" title="Paramesenteric gutters">Paramesenteric gutters</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Urogenital_peritoneum" title="Urogenital peritoneum">Pelvic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Uterus" title="Uterus">Uterus</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ovary" title="Ovary">ovaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broad_ligament_of_the_uterus" title="Broad ligament of the uterus">Broad ligament of the uterus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mesovarium" title="Mesovarium">Mesovarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesosalpinx" title="Mesosalpinx">Mesosalpinx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesometrium" title="Mesometrium">Mesometrium</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovarian_ligament" title="Ovarian ligament">Ovarian ligament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suspensory_ligament_of_ovary" title="Suspensory ligament of ovary">Suspensory ligament of ovary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Recesses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Female <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rectouterine_pouch" title="Rectouterine pouch">Rectouterine pouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rectouterine_fold" title="Rectouterine fold">Rectouterine fold</a> (<a href="/wiki/Uterosacral_ligament" title="Uterosacral ligament">Uterosacral ligament</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vesicouterine_pouch" title="Vesicouterine pouch">Vesicouterine pouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovarian_fossa" title="Ovarian fossa">Ovarian fossa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paravesical_fossa" title="Paravesical fossa">Paravesical fossa</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retroperitonium" title="Retroperitonium">Retroperitonium</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Male <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rectovesical_pouch" title="Rectovesical pouch">Rectovesical pouch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pararectal_fossa" title="Pararectal fossa">Pararectal fossa</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spaces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extraperitoneal_space" title="Extraperitoneal 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