Every ligament in the reference with its attachments, function, and clinical point, grouped by body region.
Ligament Attachment Sheet
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Thorax
Thorax - Ligament Attachment Sheet. Every ligament in the reference with its attachments, function, and clinical point, grouped by body region.
Ligament
Attachments
Function
Clinical point
Central tendon of the diaphragm
Receives the surrounding diaphragm fibers; attached superiorly to fibrous pericardium, with no direct insertion into bone
Collects and transmits muscular force as the diaphragm descends; contains the caval passage
The pericardial attachment links this tendon anatomically to the sac around the heart
Chordae tendineae
Papillary muscles or ventricular wall to the margins and ventricular surfaces of mitral or tricuspid leaflets
Restrain leaflet prolapse and distribute force through the valve–ventricle apparatus during systole
Disrupted chordal support can produce a flail leaflet segment and valvar regurgitation
Fibrous skeleton of the heart
Connective tissues at valve attachments, including right and left fibrous trigones, aortic–mitral continuity and the membranous septal region
Supports valves and myocardium and electrically separates ordinary atrial and ventricular muscle
The nearby penetrating atrioventricular bundle can be affected by disease or procedures around the central fibrous body
Abdomen
Abdomen - Ligament Attachment Sheet. Every ligament in the reference with its attachments, function, and clinical point, grouped by body region.
Ligament
Attachments
Function
Clinical point
Coronary and triangular ligaments
Coronary layers reflect between diaphragm and posterior/superior liver; the right triangular ligament joins their lateral margins, and the left triangular reflection attaches the lateral left lobe to the diaphragm.
Help stabilize the liver relative to the diaphragm while permitting respiratory movement; fixation is also supported by the caval and other attachments.
These folds define planes relevant to liver mobilization and nearby hiatal exposure. Their continuity helps explain why posterior hepatic attachments relate to extraperitoneal tissue.
Falciform ligament
Reflects from the anterior abdominal wall and diaphragm onto the anterior/superior liver; its inferior margin extends toward the umbilicus and its upper layers continue into adjacent hepatic reflections.
Provides a peritoneal attachment and surface landmark while partly separating the subphrenic peritoneal spaces.
Paraumbilical venous channels in this region may enlarge in portal hypertension. They should not all be described as a reopened single fetal umbilical vein, and the fold does not seal the recesses into completely isolated cavities.
Gastrosplenic ligament
Extends from the fundal/upper greater-curvature region to the hilum of the spleen.
Links the stomach and spleen while carrying short gastric and left gastro-omental vessels with accompanying lymphatics.
These vessels matter during mobilization of the stomach or spleen. The short gastric venous route can become a collateral pathway when splenic venous outflow is obstructed, producing gastric varices.
Pelvis
Pelvis - Ligament Attachment Sheet. Every ligament in the reference with its attachments, function, and clinical point, grouped by body region.
Ligament
Attachments
Function
Clinical point
Broad ligament
Extends laterally from the uterus to the pelvic wall; its superior part surrounds the tube, and the mesovarium attaches to its posterior aspect.
Organizes the adnexa and provides peritoneal coverings around pathways for vessels and other structures. Major apical support also depends on cardinal–uterosacral connective tissue and the pelvic floor.
Paratubal cysts and masses may occur within or near its layers; enlarging lesions can distort the adjacent ureter and vascular pedicles.
Cardinal (transverse cervical) ligament
Extends from the lateral cervix and upper vagina toward connective tissue around the internal iliac vascular region of the pelvic sidewall.
Provides apical support with the uterosacral complex and contains vascular, neural and connective-tissue components.
The uterine artery crosses the ureter near the cervix within this broader paracervical region; their distances vary between individuals.
External spermatic fascia
Continuous proximally with fascia at the margins of the superficial inguinal ring and the external oblique aponeurotic region.
Forms a thin outer investment of the spermatic cord and continues into the coverings around the testis.
Its relationship to deeper cremasteric and internal spermatic layers helps explain the coverings of an indirect inguinal hernia.
Back
Back - Ligament Attachment Sheet. Every ligament in the reference with its attachments, function, and clinical point, grouped by body region.
Ligament
Attachments
Function
Clinical point
Denticulate ligaments
Pial bands on the lateral cord surfaces connect to dura through triangular extensions passing across the subarachnoid space
Help restrain cord displacement while permitting movement; the amount and direction of restraint vary by spinal region
Useful for orientation between dorsal and ventral roots during intradural surgery; their presence does not make the cord immobile
Filum terminale
Conus tip to the lower dural sac as the filum terminale internum, then onward with a dural contribution toward coccygeal attachments as the externum
Contributes to longitudinal support of the lower cord and dural sac while accommodating movement
A thickened or fatty filum can accompany tethering, but fat within the filum is often an incidental MRI finding and does not alone establish symptomatic tethered cord
Head & neck
Head & neck - Ligament Attachment Sheet. Every ligament in the reference with its attachments, function, and clinical point, grouped by body region.
Ligament
Attachments
Function
Clinical point
Cricothyroid ligament
Cricoid superior border below; thyroid angle anteriorly and arytenoid vocal processes posteriorly. The median portion directly joins the thyroid and cricoid in front.
Supports the subglottic wall and forms the vocal ligaments along its superior margins, transmitting forces between the laryngeal cartilages.
The median ligament is an emergency airway landmark. Nearby and crossing vessels explain bleeding risk; this anatomical description is not a procedural guide.
Diaphragma sellae
Spans the sellar roof between the tuberculum sellae anteriorly and dorsum sellae posteriorly, blending laterally with adjacent dura
Separates much of the pituitary fossa from the suprasellar compartment while allowing passage of the stalk and vessels
Suprasellar extension may compress crossing optic fibers, producing the classic bitemporal visual-field pattern
Falx cerebri
Anterior attachment to the frontal crest and crista galli; superior attachment along the cranial midline; posterior continuity with the tentorium near the internal occipital protuberance
Supports separation of the hemispheres and limits relative displacement; its margins and posterior junction contain major venous sinuses
In subfalcine herniation, medial cerebral tissue is displaced beneath the falx's free inferior margin
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