棘上韧带
Ligamentum supraspinale
定义
棘上韧带(棘上韧带)是一条强韧的纤维索,连接第七颈椎至骶骨各棘突的顶端;在附着于棘突尖端处,韧带内发育有纤维软骨。该韧带在腰部较胸部更为厚宽,且在两处均与邻近筋膜紧密融合。此韧带最表浅的纤维跨越三至四个椎骨;较深层的纤维跨越两至三个椎骨,而最深层的纤维则连接相邻椎骨的棘突。在棘突之间,该韧带与棘间韧带相延续。其向上延续至枕外隆凸及颈部正中线,即项韧带。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).