Intertransversary ligament

In anatomy , the ligamentum intertransversarium (plural: ligamenta intertransversaria ) is the spinal ligament that connects the transverse processes of adjacent vertebrae . These ligaments support the stability of the spine by inhibiting sideways inclination and twisting, but they are of little functional importance.

Ligamenta intertransversaria are not formed equally in all parts of the spine in humans , they can be completely absent on the cervical spine , in some cases they are replaced by the intertransversarii muscles . In animal anatomy, ligamenta intertransversaria are only defined on the lumbar spine .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Walther Graumann (Ed.): CompactLehrbuch Anatomie , Volume 2, Schattauer Verlag 2004, ISBN 9783794520626 . P. 14.
↑ Waldeyer anatomy of man. Walter de Gruyter 2002, ISBN 9783110165616 , p. 639.
^ Franz-Viktor Salomon: Bone Connections. In: F.-V. Salomon et al. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. Enke-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2nd ext. Edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 110-147

[Graumann-1] Walther Graumann (Ed.): CompactLehrbuch Anatomie , Volume 2, Schattauer Verlag 2004, ISBN 9783794520626 . P. 14.

[2] Waldeyer anatomy of man. Walter de Gruyter 2002, ISBN 9783110165616 , p. 639.

[3] Franz-Viktor Salomon: Bone Connections. In: F.-V. Salomon et al. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine. Enke-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2nd ext. Edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1 , pp. 110-147