Foundational Model of Anatomy

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Preferred Name

Posterior sternoclavicular ligament

Synonyms
Definitions

Ligament of sternoclavicular joint, each instance of which is a thick reinforcing band on the posterior part of the articular capsule of the sternoclavicular joint. It is attached superiorly to the posterior and superior parts of the sternal end of some clavicle and inferiorly to the posterior part of the manubrium of some sternum.

ID

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma26012

definition

Ligament of sternoclavicular joint, each instance of which is a thick reinforcing band on the posterior part of the articular capsule of the sternoclavicular joint. It is attached superiorly to the posterior and superior parts of the sternal end of some clavicle and inferiorly to the posterior part of the manubrium of some sternum.

FMAID

26012

label

Posterior sternoclavicular ligament

non-English equivalent

Ligamentum sternoclaviculare posterius

Ligament sternoclaviculaire postérieur

preferred name

Posterior sternoclavicular ligament

prefixIRI

fma:fma26012

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma63980

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