ligament of the tubercle of the rib

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• Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… …   Medical dictionary

• Tubercle — A small tuber, a small lump or bump. * * * 1. A nodule, especially in an anatomic, not pathologic, sense. 2. A circumscribed, rounded, solid elevation on the skin, mucous membrane, or surface of an organ. 3. A slight …   Medical dictionary

• Tubercle (rib) — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = tuberculum costae GraySubject = 28 GrayPage = 124 Caption = A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Tubercle labeled at upper right.) Caption2 = A central rib of the left side, viewed from behind …   Wikipedia

• Tubercle (anatomy) — In anatomy, a tubercle is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones, skin, or within the lungs in tuberculosis.TypesWithin the human body there are numerous sites where tubercles develop. On bones they are generally the… …   Wikipedia

• Neck of rib — A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Neck visible at upper right.) A central …   Wikipedia

• Nuchal ligament — Ligament: Nuchal ligament Posterior view of muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. Nuchal ligament labeled in red at center …   Wikipedia

• List of muscles of the human body — Skeletal muscles homo sapiens Muscles of the human body: Overview Head  |  Neck  |&# …   Wikipedia

• Lateral costotransverse ligament — Infobox Ligament Name = Lateral costotransverse ligament Latin = ligamentum costotransversarium laterale GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = From = transverse process of vertebra To = rib System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l …   Wikipedia

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary

• Дыхательная система — Органы дыхания обеспечивают газообмен, насыщая ткани организма человека кислородом и освобождая их от углекислого газа, а также принимают участие в обонянии, голосообразовании, водно солевом и липидном обмене, вырабатывании некоторых гормонов. В… …   Атлас анатомии человека

• crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] …   Medical dictionary