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Final Ligaments Flashcards

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Coracoclavicular ligament attachments

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Trapezoid - from… coracoid process
to… trapezoid line of clavicle
Conoid - from… coracoid process
to… conoid tubercle of clavicle

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Coracoclavicular ligament motions restricted

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Stabilizes acromioclavicular joint
Limits:
- medial displacement
- protraction
- elevation

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Acromioclavicular ligament attachments

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from… superior aspect of acromial end of the clavicle
to… adjacent acromion

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Acromioclavicular ligament motions restricted

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stabilizes acromioclavicular joint

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Coracoacromial ligament attachments

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from… lateral border of coracoid process
to… acromion adjacent to clavicular articulation

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Coracoacromial ligament motions restricted

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Prevents superior displacement of the humeral head

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Coracohumeral ligament attachments

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from… base of coracoid process
to… anterior aspect greater tubercle

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Coracohumeral ligament motions restricted

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Reinforces superoanterior aspects of joint capsule

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Costoclavicular ligament attachments

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from… superior aspect of cartilage of first rib
to… undersurface of the clavicle

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Costoclavicular ligament motions restricted

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Stabilizes sternoclavicular joint
Limits elevation of the clavicle

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Superior transverse scapular ligament attachments

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from… the base of the coracoid process
to… the medial edge of the scapular notch

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Superior transverse scapular ligament motions restricted

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Closes off the suprascapular notch

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Glenoid capsule attachments

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from… the circumference of the glenoid cavity
to… anatomical neck of the humerus

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Glenohumeral ligament attachments

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from… upper part of medial margin of glenoid cavity
to… lesser tubercle & anatomical neck

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Glenohumeral ligament motions restricted

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Stabilizes glenohumeral articulation

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Ulnar collateral ligament attachments

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from… medial epicondyle
to… medial margin of coronoid process & olecranon process

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Ulnar collateral ligament motions restricted

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Resists excessive cubital valgus

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Radial collateral ligament attachments

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from… lateral epicondyle
to… anular ligament

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Radial collateral ligament motions restricted

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Resists excessive cubital varus

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Anular ligament attachments

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from… the anterior margin of the radial notch
to… posterior margin of radial notch surrounding head of radius

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Anular ligament motions restricted

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Stabilizes proximal radioulnar joint

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(UE) Interosseous membrane attachments

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from… interosseous border of radius
to… interosseous border of ulna

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Transverse carpal ligament attachments

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from… the pisiform & hook of hamate
to… scaphoid & trapezium

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Transverse carpal ligament motions restricted

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prevents bowstringing of the tendons of the flexor pollicis longus, flexor digitorum superficialis & flexor digitorum profundus muscles

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Collateral ligaments of the metacarpophalangeal joints attachments

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from… the head of the metacarpals
to… base of adjacent proximal phalanx

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Collateral ligaments of the metacarpophalangeal joints motions restricted

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Stabilizes metacarpophalangeal joints

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Sacrotuberous ligament attachments

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from… posterior iliac spine & lateral margin of the sacrum
to… the ischial tuberosity

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Sacrospinous ligament attachments

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from… the ischial spine
to… lateral margin of the sacrum

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Fibrous joint capsule of hip attachments

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from… the margin of the acetabulum
to… the neck, intertrochanteric line & intertrochanteric crest of the femur

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Iliofemoral ligament attachments

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from… the anterior inferior iliac spine
to… the intertrochanteric line of the femur

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Iliofemoral ligament motions restricted

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limits extension of thigh at the hip joint

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Pubofemoral ligament attachments

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from… the iliopubic eminence and superior pubic ramus
to… the fibrous capsule

33
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Pubofemoral ligament motions restricted

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limits abduction of the femur

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Ischiofemoral ligament attachments

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from… the ischium posterior to the acetabulum
to… the greater trochanter & iliofemoral ligament

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Ischiofemoral ligament motions restricted

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assists the iliofemoral ligament in limiting extension of the femur

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Ligament of the head of femur (ligamentum teres) attachments

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from… the fovea of the femoral head
to… the acetabular notch

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Transverse acetabular ligament attachments

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interconnects the margins of the acetabular notch

38
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Fibrous capsule of the knee attachments

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from… the margins of the femoral condyles
to… the margins of the tibial condyles

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Tibial (Medial) collateral ligament attachments

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from… the medial epicondyle of the femur
to… the medial condyle & shaft of the tibia

40
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Tibial (Medial) collateral ligament motions restricted

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stabilizes the medial aspect of the joint (prevents abduction of the tibia)

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Fibular (Lateral) collateral ligament attachments

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from… the lateral epicondyle of the femur
to… the head of the fibula

42
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Fibular (Lateral) collateral ligament motions restricted

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stabilizes the lateral aspect of the joint (prevents adduction of the tibia)

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Anterior cruciate ligament attachments

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From… the medial part of the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia
to… the posterior part of the medial surface of the lateral condyle of the femur

44
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Anterior cruciate ligament motions restricted

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prevents posterior displacement of the femur on the tibia
anterior tibia displacement
hyperextension of the knee

45
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Posterior cruciate ligament attachments

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from… the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia
to… the lateral surface of the medial condyle of the femur

46
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Posterior cruciate ligament motions restricted

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prevents the anterior displacement of the femur and
posterior displacement of the tibia

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Medial meniscus attachments

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anterior & posterior regions of the intercondylar area of the tibia & fibrous capsule at the tibial (medial) collateral ligament

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Lateral meniscus attachments

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anterior & posterior regions of the intercondylar area of the tibia

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Patellar ligament attachments

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from… the apex of the patella
to… the tibial tuberosity

50
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Patellar ligament motions restricted

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resists knee flexion

51
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Crural interosseous membrane attachments

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from… the interosseous border of the tibia
to… the interosseous border of the fibula

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Talocrural fibrous capsule attachments

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From… the borders of the articular surfaces of the tibia & malleoli
to… the margins of the trochlear surface of the talus

53
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Medial collateral (deltoid) ligament attachments

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from… the medial malleolus
to… the talus, navicular & sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus

54
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Medial collateral (deltoid) ligament motions restricted

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stabilizes joint & resists forces eversion

55
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Lateral ligaments of the ankle

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Posterior talofibular
Calcaneofibular
Lateral talocalcaneal
Anterior talofibular

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Lateral ligaments of the ankle motions restricted

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stabilize joint & resist forces inversion

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Long plantar ligament attachments

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from… the plantar surface of the calcaneus & cuboid
to… the plantar surface of the bases of the metatarsals

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Plantar calcaneocuboid ligament (short plantar ligament) attachments

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from… calcaneus
to… the plantar surface of the cuboid

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Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament (spring ligament) attachments

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from… the anterior margin of the sustentaculum tali
to… the plantar surface of the navicular

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Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament (spring ligament) motions restricted

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supports the medial longitudinal arch of the foot

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