Ligament
| Ligament | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| System | Musculoskeletal system |
| Function | Connect bones to other bones; maintain position of organs |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ligamentum (Plural: ligamenta) |
| MeSH | D008022 |
| TA98 | A03.0.00.034 |
| FMA | 70773 30319, 70773 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
A ligament is a type of fibrous connective tissue in the body that connects bones to other bones. It also connects flight feathers to bones, in dinosaurs and birds. All 30,000 species of amniotes (land animals with internal bones) have ligaments.
It is also known as articular ligament, articular larua, fibrous ligament, or true ligament.