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joint. Lr M Carpal, Dorsal, short ligaments binding 

 together the dorsal surfaces of the carpal bones. L., 

 Carpal, Posterior. See L., Annular, Posterior (of 

 carpus). L., Carpo-metacarpal, Dorsal, those join- 

 ing the dorsal surfaces of the carpal and metacarpal 

 bones. L., Carpo-metacarpal, Interosseous, one 

 joining the os magnum and the unciform to the third 

 and fourth metacarpal bones. L., Carpo-metacarpal, 

 Palmar, those joining the palmar surfaces of the 

 metacarpal to the carpal bones. L., Caudal, fibrous 

 tissue uniting posteriorly the two lower vertebrae of 

 the coccyx. L., Check, one controlling the move- 

 ments of a joint. L., Ciliary. See L. pectinatum. 

 L., Cleido-costal. See L., Rhomboid. L., Col- 

 les'. See L., Triangular. L., Conoid, the inner 

 portion of the coraco-clavicular ligament. It is at- 

 tached to the coracoid process of the scapula and the 

 coronoid tubercle of the clavicle. L., Cooper's 

 Suspensory. See L., Suspensory (of Mamma). L., 

 Coraco-acromial, a triangular-shaped ligament ex- 

 tending from the tip of the acromial process to the 

 outer surface of the coracoid process of the scapula. 

 L., Coraco-clavicular, that joining the coracoid pro- 

 cess of the scapula and the clavicle. L., Coraco- 

 humeral, that joining the coracoid process of the 

 scapula and the upper and posterior portion of the 

 capsule of the shoulder-joint and the upper part of the 

 humerus. L., Coracoid, a fibrous structure forming 

 the scapular foramen, extending from the coracoid 

 process to the supra-scapular notch. L., Corniculo- 

 pharyngeal, ligamentous fibers extending from the 

 cornicula of the larynx to the walls of the pharynx. L., 

 Coronary (of knee), short fibers binding the semilunar 

 cartilages to the head of the tibia. L., Coronary (of 

 liver), a peritoneal fold extending from the posterior 

 edge of the liver to the diaphragm. L., Coronary (of 

 radius). See L., Annular (of radius). L., Costo- 

 central, ligamentous tissue binding the head of a rib 

 to the vertebral body. L., Costo-central, Anterior, 

 a fan-shaped ligament extending from the verte- 

 brae and the inter-vertebral cartilages to the head of 

 the rib. L., Costo-clavicular. See L., Rhomboid. 

 L., Costo-colic. See L.,Phrenico-colic. L., Costo- 

 coracoid, that joining the first rib and the coracoid 

 process of the scapula. L., Costo-pericardiac, that 

 joining the upper costo-sternal articulations with the 

 pericardium. L., Costo-sternal, Anterior, a fibrous 

 structure joining the sternum and the anterior edges of 

 the cartilages of the true ribs. L., Costo-sternal, 

 Posterior, one joining the sternum and the posterior 

 surface of the cartilages of the true ribs. L., Costo- 

 transverse, one of the ligaments binding the ribs to 

 the adjacent transverse processes of the dorsal verte- 

 brae. L., Costo-transverse, Anterior. See L., 

 Costotransverse, Superior. L., Costo-transverse 

 Interosseous. See L., Costo-transverse, Middle. L., 

 Costo-transverse, Long. See L. , Costo-transverse, 

 Superior. L., Costo-transverse, Middle, one run- 

 ning between the anterior surface of the transverse 

 process of a dorsal vertebra and the neck of the adja- 

 cent rib. L., Costo-transverse, Posterior, one 

 joining the transverse process of a dorsal vertebra and 

 the tubercle of the adjacent rib. L., Costo-trans- 

 verse, Superior, one extending between the lower 

 margin of the transverse process of a dorsal vertebra, 

 and the crest on the upper margin of the neck of the 

 subjacent rib. L., Costo- vertebral, one of those 

 binding the ribs to the adjacent vertebrae. L., Costo- 

 vertebral, Interarticular, one of the strong ligaments 

 joining the dorsal intervertebral fibro-cartilages and the 

 crests on the heads of the ribs. L., Costo-xiphoid, 

 fibrous tissue binding the cartilages of the sixth and 



seventh ribs to the xiphoid cartilage. L., Cotyloid, 

 a ring of fibro-cartilaginous tissue at the margin of the 

 acetabulum. L., Cowper's. Same as L. , Pubic. L., 

 Cranio-vertebral, one of those extending between 

 the cranium and the vertebrae. L., Crico-arytenoid, 

 Posterior, one of those joining the cricoid and aryte- 

 noid cartilages posteriorly. L., Crico-pharyngeal, 

 that extending between the upper and posterior margin 

 of the cricoid cartilage and the anterior phai 

 wall. L., Crico-Santorinian, one of those binding 

 together Santorini's cartilages and the cricoid cartilage 

 L., Crico-thyroid, one of those joining the cricoid and 

 thyroid cartilages. L., Crico-thyroid, Anterior, 

 one on the anterior surfaces of the cricoid and tin 

 roid cartilages. L., Crico-thyroid, Middle, the crico- 

 thyroid membrane. L., Crico-tracheal, that joining 

 the cricoid cartilage and the uppermost tracheal ring. 

 L., Crucial (of atlas). See L. , Cruciform. L., Cru- 

 cial (of the fingers) , one of the small ligaments running 

 obliquely on the palmar surface of the phalangeal 

 joints. L., Crucial, Anterior, the smaller crucial 

 ligament of the knee, extending from the upper sur 

 face of the tibia to the inner surface of the external 

 condyle of the femur. L., Crucial, External. 

 See L., Crucial, Anterior. L., Crucial, Internal. 

 See L., Crucial, Posterior. L., Crucial, Posterior, 

 one extending from the popliteal notch of the tibia, 

 and the external semilunar cartilage, to the anterior 

 portion of the internal condyle of the femur. L., 

 Cruciate, a Y-shaped process of the deep fascia of the 

 leg, situated at the bend of the ankle. It extends 

 from the internal malleolus to the external surface of 

 the anterior portion of the calcaneum. L., Cruci- 

 form, a cross-shaped ligament, formed by the trans- 

 verse ligament of the atlas and a vertical band of fibers 

 extending from the middle of this ligament to the 

 body of the axis. L., Cuneiform, Interosseous. 

 See L . , Ititercuneiform . L., Deltoid. See L., Lat- 

 eral Internal (of ankle-joint). L., Dentate. See 

 L., Denticulate. L., Denticulate, a band of fibrous 

 connective tissue passing from the arachnoid to the pia 

 in the interval between the anterior and posterior 

 nerve-roots. L., Douglas's, the folds of peritoneum 

 extending between the dorsal surface of the utei 

 the ventral surface of the rectum L., Duodeno- 

 renal, a peritoneal fold joining the transversi 

 colon and the parietal peritoneum in the region of the 

 right kidney. It forms the posterior boundary of W ins- 

 low's foramen. L. of Ellis. See L. of the A 

 L., External (of malleus), that running from the outer 

 wall of the tympanum to the crista capitis mallei. L., 

 Falciform, a sickle-shaped expansion of the great 

 sacro-ischiatic ligament, extending along tin- inner 

 margin of the tuberosity and 'inferior ramus of the 

 ischium. L., Falciform (of liver). See /.., Bret 

 (of liver). L. of Fallopius. See L.,Pouparfs. L., 

 False (of bladder), one of the peritoneal folds radial 

 ing from the urinary bladder. L., False, Superior 

 (of the bladder), one of the peritoneal folds, running 

 in the median line, from the fundus of tl 

 der to the umbilicus. L., Femoral. 

 Hey 1 s. L., Flood's, the gleno-humeral li; 

 L., Gastro-colic, the fold of tin- great omentum 

 attached to the colon and the stomach. L., 

 Gastro-hepatic, the fold of the great omentum 

 attached to the stomach and the liver. L., Gastro- 

 lienal. See L. , Gastro-splenic L., Gastro-pan- 

 creatic, a sickle-shaped peritoneal fold joining tin- 

 posterior surface of the stomach and the anterior 

 surface of the pancreas. L., Gastro-phrenic. 

 See I... Phrenico-gastric. L., Gastro-splenic, 'i 

 peritoneal fold joining the gastric cul-de-sac ami the 



