Intertransverse ligament

Intertransverse ligament
A cervical vertebra (transverse processes labeled at upper right)
Vertebral arches of three thoracic vertebrae viewed from the front
Details
FromTransverse processes
ToTransverse processes
Identifiers
Latinligamenta intertransversaria
TA98A03.2.01.004
TA21676
FMA13426
Anatomical terminology

The intertransverse ligaments are weak, sheet-like ligaments interconnecting adjacent transverse processes in the thoracic spine, and adjacent accessory processes in the lumbar spine. They act to limit lateral flexion and rotation of the spine.

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