Ligaments Of The Vertebral Column (short)

Question 1

• connect adjacent vertebral spines and consist of laterally compressed bands of tissue interspersed with muscle bundles of the interspinales muscles.

Answer 1

Interspinous Ligaments

Question 2

• consist of bundles of fibers which unite the craniolaterally directed transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae.

Answer 2

Intertransverse Ligaments

Question 3

• Interarcuate Ligaments
• Loose, thin, elastic sheets between the arches of adjacent vertebra
• Laterally, they blend with the articular capsules surrounding the articular processes.

Answer 3

Yellow Ligaments