Ligaments
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Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile. |
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IM; coord with site (IM); joint ligaments = LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR |
Ligaments Categories.
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Broad Ligament - A broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis. |
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Ligaments, Articular |
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Round Ligament - A fibromuscular band that attaches to the uterus and then passes along the broad ligament, out through the inguinal ring, and into the labium majus. |
Ligaments Definitions and Terms
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