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What is the name of a ligament that is absent in approximately 40 percent of knees?
The name of the ligament is the "anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)".
Which word means a band of fibrous connective tissue connecting bones to other bones?
A+ Ligament
Where is the wrisberg ligament located?
The ligament of Wrisberg is in the knee. It runs from the medial femoral condyle behind the posterior cruciate ligament to the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus. If the ligament runs in front of the posterior cruciate ligament, it is a ligament of Humphries.
What are the knee ligaments name's?
Medial Collateral Ligament - Liimits sideways motion Lateral Collateral Ligament - Also limits sideways motion Anterior Cruciate Ligament - Limits rotation and forward motion of the tibia. Posterior Cruciate ligament - limits the backwards motion of the knee. Patellar Ligament - attaches the kneecap to the tibia
When a ligament is torn what is it called?
When a ligament is torn, it is referred to as a ligament sprain. The severity of the sprain can range from mild (Grade 1) to severe (Grade 3), depending on the extent of the injury. Proper treatment and rehabilitation are important to help repair the torn ligament and regain strength and function.
What ligament connects the hyoid bone to the temporal bone?
stylohyoid ligament
What does ligamentous injury mean?
You tore a ligament.
What is the slender muscle that parallels the posterior belly of the digastric muscle?
Stylohyoid Muscle
What does the ICD9 code 840.0 mean?
Acromioclavicular (joint/ligament) sprain
What do geniohyiod hyoglossus and stylohyoid have in common?
They are all extrinsic muscles of the tongue, used for crude movement.
A ligament that strengthens another ligament is referred to as?
colateral ligament
What does the medical abbreviation PCl mean?
Percutaneous Coronary InterventionPosterior Cruciate Ligament(a ligament that helps attach the femur (bone of the thigh) to the tibia (bone of the lower leg)
What is an acrocoracohumeral ligament?
An acrocoracohumeral ligament is a ligament which connects the humerus to the shoulder joint.
What are the strongest ligament around the hip joint?
YES! There are at least 5 that I am aware of as a 1st year Physio student. They are: - iliofermoral ligament -ischiofemoral ligament -pubofemoral ligament -ligament of head of femur -transverse acetabular ligament
What are the ligaments in the shoulder called?
Capsular ligament, Conoid ligament, Caracoacromial ligament, Superior Transverse Scapular ligament, and Trapezoid ligament.
What is an anterolateral ligament?
An anterolateral ligament is a ligament located on the outside front portion of the knee.
How do you spell cruciate ligament?
That is the correct spelling of "cruciate ligament." The ligaments of the knee include: anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) medial collateral ligament (MCL) fibular (lateral) collateral ligament (LCL)
