Costotransverse ligament

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Ligament: Costotransverse ligament
Latin ligamentum costotransversarium
From rib
To transverse process of a vertebra
Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12492036

A Costotransverse ligament is a short fibrous band that connects the dorsal surface of the neck of a rib with the anterior surface of the transverse process of the corresponding vertebra.