Ligaments

Question 1

Ligaments

Answer 1

Tough bands of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone and permits normal range of motion (ROM) between joints
-allow for stability and mobility at same time

Question 2

Continuous ligaments

Answer 2

Run full length of spine

Question 3

Segmental ligaments

Answer 3

Only confined to one spinal level

Question 4

Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL)

Answer 4

Very dense and powerful continuous ligament that attaches at C2 running distally to the sacrum
Restrains anterior movement of one vertebral body over another
Holds disc in place anteriorly

Question 5

Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (PLL)

Answer 5

-runs continuously from C2 distally to sacrum on posterior side
Not as strong as ALL, but wide at level of disks
Connects bodies to the center of the disk
Resists flexion and contain disk

Question 6

Ligaments Flavum

Answer 6

Yellow ligament
Segmental from C2 to sacrum
Connects anterior side of alumina to superior and inferior side of each vertebral body
Under constant tension

Question 7

Interspinous Ligament

Answer 7

Runs segmentally between spinous processes and attaches at each vertebral level anterior to supraspinuous ligament

Question 8

Intertransverse Ligament

Answer 8

Runs between adjacent transverse processes

Segmental

Question 9

Supraspinus Ligament

Answer 9

Ver strong continual ligament that runs along posterior tips of spinous process from C7 to sacrum
Limits flexion
Above C7 it is part of ligamentum nuchau (from C7 to posterior tip of the skull)

Question 10

Facet Capsular Ligament

Answer 10

Attaches at the articular processes to limit the ROM of the facet