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The human body one structure at a time. Every page has a 3D model you can turn, with its parts numbered on it, where it sits, what it does and what supplies it.

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Joints and ligaments · Lower limbDescending part of iliofemoral ligamentPars descendens ligamenti iliofemoralisThe medial, nearly vertical limb of the Y-shaped iliofemoral ligament, running from the ilium to the lower intertrochanteric line.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal calcaneocuboid ligamentLigamentum calcaneocuboideum dorsaleA thin, broad band across the top of the joint between the calcaneus and the cuboid on the outer side of the foot.
Joints and ligaments · HandDorsal carpometacarpal ligamentsLigamenta carpometacarpea dorsaliaStrong bands on the back of the hand that bind the distal carpal bones to the bases of the second to fifth metacarpals.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal cuboideonavicular ligamentLigamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsaleA short oblique band on the top of the midfoot that ties the navicular bone to the cuboid bone beside it.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal cuneocuboid ligamentLigamentum cuneocuboideum dorsaleA short band of fibres on the top of the midfoot joining the lateral cuneiform bone to the cuboid.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal cuneonavicular ligamentsLigamenta cuneonavicularia dorsaliaShort fibrous slips on the top of the midfoot joining the navicular bone to each of the three cuneiform bones in front of it.
Joints and ligaments · HandDorsal intercarpal ligamentsLigamenta intercarpea dorsaliaTransverse fibrous bands across the back of the wrist that bind the carpal bones to one another.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal intercuneiform ligamentsLigamenta intercuneiformia dorsaliaShort transverse bands on the top of the midfoot that tie each cuneiform bone to its neighbour.
Joints and ligaments · HandDorsal metacarpal ligamentsLigamenta metacarpea dorsaliaShort transverse bands on the back of the hand joining the bases of neighbouring finger metacarpals at the intermetacarpal joints.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal metatarsal ligamentsLigamenta metatarsea dorsaliaShort transverse bands on the top of the forefoot that join the bases of neighbouring metatarsal bones.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbDorsal radio-ulnar ligamentLigamentum radioulnare dorsaleA band on the back of the distal radio-ulnar joint, joining the dorsal edge of the radius's ulnar notch to the ulnar head.
Joints and ligaments · HandDorsal radiocarpal ligamentLigamentum radiocarpeum dorsaleThe main ligament on the back of the wrist joint, running obliquely from the distal radius to the proximal row of carpal bones.
Joints and ligaments · HandDorsal scaphotriquetral ligamentLigamentum scaphotriquetrum dorsaleA band on the back of the wrist that runs across the proximal carpal row from the triquetrum to the scaphoid.
Joints and ligaments · FootDorsal tarsometatarsal ligamentsLigamenta tarsometatarsea dorsaliaFlat fibrous bands on the upper surface of the midfoot that bind the distal row of tarsal bones to the bases of the metatarsals.
Joints and ligaments · HandDorsal ulnocarpal ligamentLigamentum ulnocarpeum dorsaleA thin band on the back of the wrist's ulnar side, joining the region of the ulnar head and articular disc to the carpus.
Joints and ligaments · ThoraxExternal intercostal membraneMembrana intercostalis externaA thin aponeurotic sheet in the front of each intercostal space, continuing the external intercostal muscle forwards to the sternum.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbFibular collateral ligamentLigamentum collaterale fibulareA rounded cord on the outer side of the knee, running from the lateral femoral epicondyle down to the fibular head.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbFrenula capsulaeLongitudinal folds of the reflected hip joint capsule and synovial membrane running along the neck of the femur towards the head.
Joints and ligaments · AbdomenIliolumbar ligamentLigamentum iliolumbaleA strong band on each side joining the fifth lumbar transverse process to the back of the iliac crest.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbIliopectineal archArcus iliopectineusThe iliopectineal arch is a thickened band of iliac fascia under the inguinal ligament that divides the space into muscular and vascular compartments.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbIliotibial tractTractus iliotibialisThe iliotibial tract is the thick band of deep fascia running down the outer side of the thigh from the iliac crest to the tibia.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbInferior glenohumeral ligamentLigamentum glenohumerale inferiusThe largest and strongest of the three glenohumeral ligaments, a hammock under the shoulder joint from glenoid to humeral neck.
Joints and ligaments · AbdomenInferior pubic ligamentLigamentum pubicum inferiusA thick arched band beneath the pubic symphysis that joins the two pubic bones and rounds off the top of the pubic arch.
Joints and ligaments · HeadInferior tarsusTarsus inferiorThe thin plate of dense connective tissue that stiffens the lower eyelid, lying just above its free margin.