Mesh term Ligaments, Articular
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Ligaments
Description
Fibrous cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE that attach bones to each other and hold together the many types of joints in the body. Articular ligaments are strong, elastic, and allow movement in only specific directions, depending on the individual joint.Browse to child terms:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Collateral Ligaments
Ligamentum Flavum
Longitudinal Ligaments
Palmar Plate
Patellar Ligament
Plantar Plate
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Round Ligament of Femur
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