Superior costotransverse ligament

Superior costotransverse ligament
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Identifiers
Latinligamentum costotransversarium superius
TA98A03.3.04.007
TA21726
FMA8958 8958, 8958
Anatomical terminology

A superior costotransverse ligament is a ligament of the costotransverse joint that attaches onto the crest of the neck of a rib, and onto the transverse process of the vertebra superior to the rib.[1][2]

The ligament may be subdivided into a strong anterior costotransverse ligament, and a weak posterior costotransverse ligament.[1]

The ligament is absent in the first rib.[2]

  1. ^ a b Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F.; Agur, Anne M. R. (2018). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4963-4721-3.
  2. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)