Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Musculoskeletal System > Ligaments Terms and Definitions

Ligaments

Medical Definition:	Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are pliant, tough, and inextensile.
Guide Notes:	IM; coord with site (IM); joint ligaments = LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR

Ligaments Categories.

	Broad Ligament - A broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis.
	Ligaments, Articular
	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.

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