The Anthromica Library
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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- Costotransverse ligamentLigamentum costotransversariumA short, strong band behind each costotransverse joint, binding the neck of a rib to the transverse process of its own vertebra.
- External intercostal membraneMembrana intercostalis externaA thin aponeurotic sheet in the front of each intercostal space, continuing the external intercostal muscle forwards to the sternum.
- Internal intercostal membraneMembrana intercostalis internaA thin aponeurosis at the back of each intercostal space, carrying the internal intercostal muscle on towards the vertebral column.
- Intra-articular ligament of head of ribLigamentum intraarticulare capitis costaeA short flat band inside the joint of a rib head, tying the crest between its two facets to the intervertebral disc.
- Radiate 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.
- Supraspinous ligamentLigamentum supraspinaleA strong cord laid along the tips of the vertebral spines, from C7 in the lower neck down to the sacrum.