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Joints and ligaments · Upper limbAcromioclavicular ligamentLigamentum acromioclaviculareThe capsular ligament of the acromioclavicular joint, with a strong superior band and a thinner inferior band linking clavicle and acromion.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbAnnular ligament of radiusLigamentum anulare radiiA strong ring of ligament around the head of the radius, holding it against the ulna's radial notch at the elbow.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbAnterior sternoclavicular ligamentLigamentum sternoclaviculare anteriusA broad band over the front of the sternoclavicular joint, joining the medial end of the clavicle to the manubrium of the sternum.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbArticular capsule of acromioclavicular jointCapsula articularis articulationis acromioclavicularisThe thin fibrous capsule surrounding the small plane joint between the lateral end of the clavicle and the acromion of the scapula.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbArticular capsule of elbow jointCapsula articularis articulation cubitiThe single fibrous capsule that encloses the elbow joint and the proximal radioulnar joint, joining the lower humerus to the ulna and radius.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbArticular capsule of glenohumeral jointCapsula articularis articulatio glenohumeralisThe loose fibrous sleeve of the shoulder joint, running from the rim of the glenoid cavity to the anatomical neck of the humerus.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbArticular capsule of sternoclavicular jointCapsula articularis articulationis sternoclavicularisThe strong fibrous capsule surrounding the saddle joint between the medial end of the clavicle, the manubrium and the first costal cartilage.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbConoid ligamentLigamentum conoideumThe cone-shaped posteromedial part of the coracoclavicular ligament, rising from the coracoid process to the conoid tubercle of the clavicle.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbCoraco-acromial ligamentLigamentum coracoacromialeA strong triangular band joining two processes of the scapula, coracoid and acromion, to arch over the shoulder joint.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbCoracohumeral ligamentLigamentum coracohumeraleA broad band over the top of the shoulder joint, running from the coracoid process to both tubercles of the humerus.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbCostoclavicular ligamentLigamentum costoclaviculareA short, strong rhomboid band tying the underside of the clavicle's inner end to the first rib and its cartilage.
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 · 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 · Upper limbInferior transverse scapular ligamentLigamentum transversum scapulae inferiusA thin band on the back of the scapula bridging the spinoglenoid notch, between the spine of the scapula and the glenoid margin.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbInterclavicular ligamentLigamentum interclaviculareA curved band across the top of the manubrium, linking the inner ends of the two clavicles above the jugular notch.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbInterosseous membrane of forearmMembrana interossea antebrachiiA strong fibrous sheet stretched between the radius and ulna, dividing the forearm into front and back compartments.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbMiddle glenohumeral ligamentLigamentum glenohumerale mediumThe middle of the three glenohumeral ligaments, a band across the front of the shoulder capsule from glenoid rim to lesser tubercle.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbOblique cordChorda obliquaA small flat ligament in the upper forearm, passing from the ulnar tuberosity down and outwards to the radius just below its tuberosity.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbPalmar radio-ulnar ligamentLigamentum radioulnare palmareA narrow band on the front of the distal radio-ulnar joint, joining the front rim of the radius's ulnar notch to the ulnar head.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbPosterior sternoclavicular ligamentLigamentum sternoclaviculare posteriusA band covering the back of the sternoclavicular joint, binding the medial end of the clavicle to the back of the manubrium.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbQuadrate ligamentLigamentum quadratumA small, thin fibrous sheet below the annular ligament, joining the lower edge of the ulna's radial notch to the radial neck.
Joints and ligaments · Upper limbRadial collateral ligamentLigamentum collaterale radiale cubitiThe outer ligament of the elbow, fanning from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus down to the annular ligament of the radius.
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 · 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.