Lumbocostal ligament

The lumbocostal ligament lies between the last rib and the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebra.

References

Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature - 3rd edittion - Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, Oskar Schaller - Enke

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Veterinary anatomy

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Lumbocostal ligament

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Comparative anatomy in humans

Lumbocostal ligament

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Ligamentum lumbocostale

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