Ligaments

Front 1

Any ligament that strengthens or supports another.

Back 1

accessory

Front 2

Means "yellow ligaments" located in the spine for maintaining the erect position. (Also called ligamenta flava—plural, ligamentum flavum—singular.)

Back 2

arcuate

Front 3

There are several types of these ligaments, including fibular, radial, tibial, ulnar, etc. These are basically ligaments which are not direct but rather supporting ligaments.

Back 3

collateral

Front 4

means "like a raven's beak" and is used to describe an area on the scapula.

Back 4

coracoid

Front 5

means "shaped like a cross." There are different types of these ligaments including anterior, posterior, and lateral, and they appear in different parts of the anatomy, such as the knees, the fingers, and the toes.

Back 5

cruciate

Front 6

means "shaped like a sickle" and appears near the sacral tuberosity as well as within the liver.

Back 6

falciform

Front 7

a term which means pertaining to the area of the groin.

Back 7

inguinal

Front 8

A term which means "between bones" and is used to describe several different ligaments.

Back 8

interosseous

Front 9

lengthwise.

Back 9

longitudinal

Front 10

a term meaning pertaining to the neck.

Back 10

nuchal

Front 11

means "three cornered" and appears in different places within the body.

Back 11

triquetral