Intertransverse ligament

The intertransverse ligaments are weak, sheet-like^[1] ligaments interconnecting adjacent transverse processes in the thoracic spine, and adjacent accessory processes in the lumbar spine. They act to limit lateral flexion and rotation of the spine.^[2]

Intertransverse ligament
A cervical vertebra (transverse processes labeled at upper right)
Vertebral arches of three thoracic vertebrae viewed from the front
Details
From	Transverse processes
To	Transverse processes
Identifiers
Latin	ligamenta intertransversaria
TA98	A03.2.01.004
TA2	1676
FMA	13426
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Structure

In the cervical region, they consist of a few irregular fibers that are largely replaced by the intertransversarii.^[3] In the thoracic region, they are rounded cords intimately connected with the deep muscles of the back.^[4] In the lumbar, region they are thin and membranous.^[3]

The intertransverse ligaments often blend with the intertransverse muscles.^{[5][citation needed]}

References

1. Sinnatamby C (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). Elsevier Australia. p. 424. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
2. Sobotta Anatomy Textbook. Friedrich Paulsen, Tobias M. Böckers, J. Waschke, Stephan Winkler, Katja Dalkowski, Jörg Mair, Sonja Klebe, Elsevier ClinicalKey. Munich. 2018. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7020-6760-0. OCLC 1132300315.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
3. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42 ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
4. "Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
5. "Intertransverse ligaments". AnatomyExpert. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

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