loading...| Preferred Name |
ligament |
| Synonyms |
ligament organ |
| Definitions |
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000211 |
| database_cross_reference |
OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjqpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA MA:0000113 FMA:30319 NCIT:C13046 UMLS:C0023685 EFO:0001966 MESH:D008022 VHOG:0001272 galen:Ligament CALOHA:TS-2145 SCTID:182358004 ZFA:0001675 FMA:21496 TAO:0001682 EMAPA:35493 Wikipedia:Ligament XAO:0004031 |
| definition |
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. |
| depicted by |
Knee:diagram.svg |
| has part | |
| has_exact_synonym |
ligament organ |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0000211 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#pheno_slim |
| label |
ligament |
| notation |
UBERON:0000211 |
| only_in_taxon | |
| prefLabel |
ligament |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Portion of connective tissue that connects bone or cartilage.[TAO] Nonparenchymatous organ that primarily consists of dense connective tissue aggregated into fasciculi by connective tissue. Examples: sutural ligament, radiate sternocostal ligament, ligament of liver, ovarian ligament[FMA][FMA:21496]. |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
Compared with their Ediacarian predecessor, Cambrian animals in general were characterized by their much stouter bodies. The stoutness of the body is likely due to the formation of ligaments and tendons, which in turn requires the crosslinking of collagen triple helices.[well established][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
this groups both skeletal and non-skeletal ligaments. What is called a 'ligament' in many AOs is actually a skeletal ligament |
| subClassOf |