Ligamentous apparatus | Anatomy of the spine
Ligamentous apparatus Numerous ligaments provide for a stabilization of the bony spine. These include the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments (Lig. longitudinale anterius and posterius), which run along the entire spinal column from cranial to caudal, the yellow ligaments (Ligamenta flava), which connect the adjacent vertebral arches, and the ligaments between the spinous processes (Ligamenta … Ligamentous apparatus | Anatomy of the spine