Lateral arcuate ligament | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum arcuatum laterale |
TA98 | A04.4.02.007 |
FMA | 58283 |
Anatomical terminology |
The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch and external arcuate ligament) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum muscle. It is traversed by the subcostal nerve, artery and vein.