articulations of vertebral bodies: anterior longitudinal ligament - posterior longitudinal ligament The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM or U of M) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A joint (from French joint) (articulation) is the location at which two bones make contact (articulate). ... A ligament is a short band of tough fibrous connective tissue composed mainly of long, stringy collagen fibres. ... The human torso Torso is an anatomical term for the greater part of the human body without the head and limbs. ... The anterior longitudinal ligament runs down the anterior surface of the spine. ... The posterior longitudinal ligament is situated within the vertebral canal, and extends along the posterior surfaces of the bodies of the vertebræ, from the body of the axis, where it is continuous with the membrana tectoria, to the sacrum. ...

articulations of vertebral arches : ligamenta flava - supraspinous ligament (nuchal ligament) - interspinal ligament - intertransverse ligament The ligamenta flava connect the laminæ of adjacent vertebræ, from the axis to the first segment of the sacrum. ... The supraspinal ligament (supraspinous ligament) is a strong fibrous cord, which connects together the apices of the spinous processes from the seventh cervical vertebra to the sacrum; at the points of attachment to the tips of the spinous processes fibrocartilage is developed in the ligament. ... The Nuchal ligament is a fibrous membrane, which, in the neck, represents the supraspinal ligaments of the lower vertebræ. It extends from the external occipital protuberance and median nuchal line to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. ... The interspinal ligaments (interspinous ligaments), thin and membranous, connect adjoining spinous processes and extend from the root to the apex of each process. ... The intertransverse ligaments are ligaments that are placed between the transverse processes. ...

zygapophyseal joint - intervertebral disc Intervertebral discs lie in between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. ...

costovertebral, articulation of head of rib: radiate ligament - interarticular ligament, costotransverse Costovertebral articulations -- The articulations of the ribs with the vertebral column may be divided into two sets: Articulation of head of rib -- connecting the heads of the ribs with the bodies of the vertebrae. ... The Articulations of the Heads of the Ribs (costocentral articulations) constitute a series of gliding or arthrodial joints, and are formed by the articulation of the heads of the typical ribs with the facets on the contiguous margins of the bodies of the thoracic vertebræ and with the intervertebral fibrocartilages... The radiate ligament connects the anterior part of the head of each rib with the side of the bodies of two vertebræ, and the intervertebral fibrocartilage between them. ... The interarticular ligament of the head of the rib is situated in the interior of the articulation of head of rib. ... Costotransverse Articulations. ...

sternocostal, interchondral, costochondral The sternocostal articulations (costosternal articulations, articulations of the cartilages of the true ribs with the sternum) are arthrodial joints, with the exception of the first, in which the cartilage is directly united with the sternum, and which is, therefore, a synarthrodial articulation. ... Interchondral Articulations (articulations of the cartilages of the ribs with each other). ... Costochondral Articulations. ...

articulation of the vertebral column with the pelvis: iliolumbar ligament The iliolumbar ligament is attached above to the lower and front part of the transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra. ...

sacroiliac: anterior sacroiliac ligament - posterior sacroiliac ligament - interosseous sacroiliac ligament The sacroiliac joint is a part of the body—supposedly a joint—in the lower area of the spinal cord. ... The anterior sacroiliac ligament consists of numerous thin bands, which connect the anterior surface of the lateral part of the sacrum to the margin of the auricular surface of the ilium and to the preauricular sulcus. ... The posterior sacroiliac ligament is situated in a deep depression between the sacrum and ilium behind; it is strong and forms the chief bond of union between the bones. ... The Interosseous Sacroiliac Ligament lies deep to the posterior ligament, and consists of a series of short, strong fibers connecting the tubeosities of the sacrum and ilium. ...

ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament - sacrospinous ligament The Sacrotuberous Ligament (great or posterior sacrosciatic ligament) is situated at the lower and back part of the pelvis. ... The sacrospinous ligament (small or anterior sacrosciatic ligament) is thin, and triangular in form; it is attached by its apex to the spine of the ischium, and medially, by its broad base, to the lateral margins of the sacrum and coccyx, in front of the sacrotuberous ligament with which its...

sacrococcygeal symphysis: anterior sacrococcygeal ligament - posterior sacrococcygeal ligament The sacrococcygeal symphysis (sacrococcygeal articulation, articulation of the sacrum and coccyx) is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the oval surface at the apex of the sacrum, and the base of the coccyx. ... The Anterior Sacrococcygeal Ligament consists of a few irregular fibers, which descend from the anterior surface of the sacrum to the front of the coccyx, blending with the periosteum. ... The posterior sacrococcygeal ligament is a flat band, which arises from the margin of the lower orifice of the sacral canal, and descends to be inserted into the posterior surface of the coccyx. ...

pubic symphysis: superior pubic ligament - inferior pubic ligament The pubic symphysis is the midline cartilaginous joint uniting the superior rami of the left and right pubic bones (pubis). ... The superior pubic ligament connects together the two pubic bones superiorly, extending laterally as far as the pubic tubercles. ... The inferior pubic ligament (arcuate pubic ligament or subpubic ligament) is a thick, triangular arch of ligamentous fibers, connecting together the two pubic bones below, and forming the upper boundary of the pubic arch. ...