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A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones. It also connects flight feathers to bones, in dinosaurs and birds. All 30,000 species of amniotes (land animals with internal bones) have ligaments. It is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, [1] fibrous ligament, or true ligament.
Palmar carpal ligament; Palmar intercarpal ligaments; Pectineal ligament; Phrenoesophageal ligament; Plantar cuneocuboid ligament; Posterior auricular ligament; Posterior carpometacarpal ligament; Posterior ligament of elbow; Posterior ligament of incus; Posterior meniscofemoral ligament; Posterior sacroiliac ligament; Pubovesical ligament
[23]: 171 They are found in the walls of large blood vessels and in certain ligaments, particularly in the ligamenta flava. [23]: 173 In hematopoietic and lymphatic tissues, reticular fibers made by reticular cells provide the stroma—or structural support—for the parenchyma (that is, the bulk of functional substance) of the organ.
An example is the distal tibiofibular joint. Injuries to the ankle syndesmosis are commonly known as a "high ankle sprain". Although the syndesmosis is a joint, in the literature the term syndesmotic injury is used to describe injury of the syndesmotic ligaments.
Plantar intercuneiform ligaments; Plantar metatarsal ligaments; Plantar plate; Plantar tarsometatarsal ligaments; Posterior cruciate ligament injury; Posterior ligament of the head of the fibula; Posterior talocalcaneal ligament; Posterior talofibular ligament; Posterior tibiofibular ligament; Posterolateral corner injuries; Pubofemoral ligament
The two ligaments are called "cruciform" ligaments, as they are arranged in a crossed formation. In the quadruped stifle joint (analogous to the knee), based on its anatomical position, it is also referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament. [1] The term cruciate is Latin for cross. This name is fitting because the ACL crosses the posterior ...
Ligaments are more stretchy and contain more elastic fibers than tendons. Dense connective tissue also make up the lower layers of the skin (dermis), where it is arranged in sheets. [ 2 ] In addition, the sclera contains dense connective tissue [ 3 ]
The PCL is located within the knee joint where it stabilizes the articulating bones, particularly the femur and the tibia, during movement.It originates from the lateral edge of the medial femoral condyle and the roof of the intercondyle notch [2] then stretches, at a posterior and lateral angle, toward the posterior of the tibia just below its articular surface.