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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 · HandRadial collateral ligament of wrist jointLigamentum collaterale radiale carpiA short band on the thumb side of the wrist joint, passing from the radial styloid process down to the scaphoid.
Joints and ligaments · HandRadiate carpal ligamentLigamentum radiatum carpiA star of short fibrous bands on the palmar face of the carpus, fanning out from the capitate to the surrounding carpal bones.
Joints and ligaments · ThoraxRadiate ligament of head of ribLigamentum radiatum capitis costaeA fan-shaped band over the front of each rib-head joint, spreading from the rib head to two vertebral bodies and the disc.
Joints and ligaments · HandRadiocapitate ligamentLigamentum radiocapitatumA strong palmar ligament of the wrist running obliquely from the radial styloid, across the waist of the scaphoid, to the capitate.
Joints and ligaments · HandRadioscaphocapitate ligamentLigamentum radioscaphocapitatumA strong palmar wrist ligament running from the radial styloid across the waist of the scaphoid to the capitate.
Joints and ligaments · AbdomenSacrospinous ligamentLigamentum sacrospinaleA thin, fan-shaped band in the back wall of the pelvis, stretching from the side of the lower sacrum and coccyx to the ischial spine.
Joints and ligaments · AbdomenSacrotuberous ligamentLigamentum sacrotuberaleA broad, strong band at the back of the pelvis running from the sacrum, coccyx and posterior ilium down to the ischial tuberosity.
Joints and ligaments · HandScaphocapitate ligamentLigamentum scaphocapitatumA short palmar ligament crossing the midcarpal joint from the distal part of the scaphoid to the capitate.
Joints and ligaments · HandScapholunate interosseous ligamentLigamentum scapholunatum interosseumThe C-shaped intrinsic ligament that joins the scaphoid to the lunate and is the key stabiliser of the proximal carpal row.
Joints and ligaments · HandScaphotrapeziotrapezoidal ligamentLigamentum scaphotrapeziotrapezoideumThe ligament joining the distal pole of the scaphoid to the trapezium and trapezoid on the radial side of the wrist.
Joints and ligaments · HeadSphenomandibular ligamentLigamentum sphenomandibulareA thin flat band beside the jaw joint, running from the spine of the sphenoid down to the lingula of the mandible.
Joints and ligaments · HeadStylohyoid ligamentLigamentum stylohyoideumA fibrous cord in the side of the neck running from the tip of the styloid process to the lesser horn of the hyoid.
Joints and ligaments · HeadStylomandibular ligamentLigamentum stylomandibulareA fascial band below the ear stretching from the styloid process to the angle and back edge of the mandible.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbSuperficial part of tibial collateral ligamentPars superficialis ligamenti collateralis tibialisThe long, flat outer layer of the medial collateral ligament, running from the femoral epicondyle to the inner surface of the tibia.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbSuperior glenohumeral ligamentLigamentum glenohumerale superiusThe uppermost glenohumeral ligament, a slender band from the top of the glenoid to a pit just above the lesser tubercle.
Joints and ligaments · AbdomenSuperior pubic ligamentLigamentum pubicum superiusA thick band across the top of the pubic symphysis, joining the two pubic bones as far out as the pubic tubercles.
Joints and ligaments · HeadSuperior tarsusTarsus superiorThe larger, crescent-shaped plate of dense connective tissue that forms the framework of the upper eyelid and anchors the muscles that raise it.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbSuperior transverse scapular ligamentLigamentum transversum superius scapulaeA thin band bridging the suprascapular notch on the upper border of the scapula, turning it into a foramen for the suprascapular nerve.
Joints and ligaments · ThoraxSupraspinous ligamentLigamentum supraspinaleA strong cord laid along the tips of the vertebral spines, from C7 in the lower neck down to the sacrum.
Joints and ligaments · FootTalocalcaneal interosseous ligamentLigamentum talocalcaneum interosseumA thick, strong ligament in the tunnel between the talus and calcaneus, binding the two bones together beneath the ankle.
Joints and ligaments · FootTalonavicular ligamentLigamentum talonaviculareA broad, thin band on the top of the foot joining the talar neck to the top of the navicular.
Joints and ligaments · FootTibiocalcaneal ligamentLigamentum calcaneotibialeThe middle superficial band of the deltoid ligament, dropping almost vertically from the medial malleolus to the sustentaculum tali.
Joints and ligaments · FootTibionavicular ligamentLigamentum tibionaviculareThe front superficial band of the deltoid ligament, running forwards from the medial malleolus to the navicular tuberosity.
Joints and ligaments · Lower limbTransverse acetabular ligamentLigamentum transversum acetabuliA strong band bridging the notch in the lower rim of the hip socket, completing the ring of the acetabular labrum.