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Ligamenta flava
The ligamenta flava connect the laminæ of adjacent vertebræ, from the axis to the
first segment of the sacrum. They are best seen from the interior of the vertebral canal;
when looked at from the outer surface they appear short, being overlapped by the laminæ.
Each ligament consists of two lateral portions which commence one on either side of the
roots of the articular processes, and extend backward to the point where the laminæ meet
to form the spinous process; the posterior margins of the two portions are in contact and
to a certain extent united, slight intervals being left for the passage of small vessels
Picture of ligamenta flava. |
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