Interclavicular ligament | |
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Sternoclavicular articulation. Anterior view. (Interclavicular ligament visible at center top.) | |
Details | |
From | Clavicle |
To | Clavicle |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ligamentum interclaviculare |
TA98 | A03.5.04.006 |
TA2 | 1757 |
FMA | 26013 |
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata] |
The interclavicular ligament is a flattened band, which varies considerably in form and size in different individuals, it passes in a curved direction from the upper part of the sternal end of one clavicle to that of the other, and is also attached to the upper margin of the sternum.
It is in relation, in front, with the integument and Sternocleidomastoidei; behind, with the Sternothyreoidei.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 314 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- "Interclavicular ligament". teamLabBody. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
External links
- Anatomy figure: 10:01-02 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
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