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LIGAMENTS
- LIGAMENTS CONNECTING BONES TO BONES
- LIGAMENTS CONNECTING ORGANS

LIGAMENTS

LIGAMENTS CONNECTING BONES TO BONES

Head and neck

Cricothyroid ligament
Periodontal ligament
Suspensory ligament of the lens
Thorax
Phrenoesophageal ligament
Suspensory ligament of the breast

Pelvis

Anterior sacroiliac ligament
Posterior sacroiliac ligament
Sacrotuberous ligament
Sacrospinous ligament
Inferior pubic ligament
Reflex inguinal ligament
Superior pubic ligament
Suspensory ligament of the penis

Wrist

Palmar radiocarpal ligament
Dorsal radiocarpal ligament
Ulnar collateral ligament
Radial collateral ligament
Scapholunate ligament

Knee

Anterior cruciate ligament
Lateral collateral ligament
Posterior cruciate ligament
Medial collateral ligament
Cranial cruciate ligament — quadruped equivalent of anterior cruciate ligament
Caudal cruciate ligament — quadruped equivalent of posterior cruciate ligament
Patellar ligament

LIGAMENTS CONNECTING ORGANS

There are four ligaments attached to the spleen:

gastrosplenic ligament
splenorenal ligament
colicosplenic ligament
phrenocolic ligament

hepatorenal ligament
hepatogastric ligament
hepatoduodenal ligament
ligamentum arteriosum
ligamentum venousm
falciform ligament
Suspensory ligament of ovary
Broad ligament

Most sources divide it into two parts:

hepatogastric ligament: the portion connecting to the lesser curvature of the stomach
hepatoduodenal ligament: the portion connecting to the duodenum

In some cases, the following ligaments are considered part of the lesser omentum:

hepatophrenic ligament: the portion connecting to the thoracic diaphragm[2]
hepatoesophageal ligament: the portion connecting to the esophagus[3]
hepatocolic ligament: the portion connecting to the colon