Lumbocostal ligament

Lumbocostal ligament
The four floating ribs (indicated with red arrows)
Details
Fromtwelfth rib
Tolumbar vertebrae
Identifiers
Latinligamentum lumbocostale
TA98A03.3.04.009
TA21728
FMA8960
Anatomical terminology

The lumbocostal ligament is a fibrous band that crosses from the twelfth rib to the tips of the transverse processes of the first and second lumbar vertebrae.


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