Ligamentum flavum

Introduction: Ligamentum flavum

Description of Ligamentum flavum

Ligamentum flavum: 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.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Ligamentum flavum: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Ligamentum flavum: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Ligamentum flavum:

• Ligamentum

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Terms Similar to Ligamentum flavum:

• flaval ligament

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Hierarchical classifications of Ligamentum flavum

The following list attempts to classify Ligamentum flavum into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• articular ligament
• ligament
• musculoskeletal system
• Anatomy

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