ligamentum (redirected from Ligamentum venosum)

ligamentum /lig·a·men·tum/ (lig?ah-men´tum) pl. ligamen´ta   [L.] ligament.

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ligamen´ta fla´va  yellow ligaments: a series of bands of yellow elastic tissue attached to and extending between the ventral portions of the laminae of two adjacent vertebrae, from the axis to the sacrum. They assist in maintaining or regaining the erect position and serve to close in the spaces between the arches.

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lig·a·men·tum (lg-mntm)

n. pl. lig·a·men·ta (-t)

The cordlike remains of a structure that has lost its original lumen,

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ligamentum

pl. ligamenta [L.] ligament.

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ligamentum arteriosum

remnants of the ductus arteriosus between the aorta and the pulmonary artery.

ligamentum flavum

connects the arches of adjacent vertebrae.

ligamentum nuchae

see nuchal ligament.

ligamentum venosum

remnants of the ductus venosus in the liver.