Interclavicular ligament

Interclavicular ligament
Sternoclavicular articulation. Anterior view. (Interclavicular ligament visible at center top.)
Details
From Clavicle
To Clavicle
Identifiers
Latin ligamentum interclaviculare
TA A03.5.04.006
FMA 26013
Anatomical terminology

The interclavicular ligament is a flattened band, which varies considerably in form and size in different individuals, it passes in a curved direction from the upper part of the sternal end of one clavicle to that of the other, and is also attached to the upper margin of the sternum.[1]

It is in relation, in front, with the integument and Sternocleidomastoidei; behind, with the Sternothyreoidei.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 314 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. "Interclavicular ligament". teamLabBody. Retrieved 20 December 2013.


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