The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the spinal canal and helps hold the body erect.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017843
altLabel
Ligament, Flaval
Flaval Ligament
Ligaments, Flaval
Ligamenta Flava
Flaval Ligaments
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0206327
DC
1
definition
The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the spinal canal and helps hold the body erect.