Concept information
Preferred term
Ligamentum Flavum
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Flaval Ligament
- Flaval Ligaments
- Ligamenta Flava
- Ligament, Flaval
- Ligaments, Flaval
Scope note
- The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the spinal canal and helps hold the body erect.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
-
keltainen ligamentti
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ligamentum flavum
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017843
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