Ligaments of the Spine. 



76. The Inter-spinous Ligaments, Lig amenta inter - 

 spinalia, and tlie Inter- trans verse Ligaments, Liga- 

 ment a intertransversalia. 



The Liyamenta interspinalia lie each between 2 spinous processes ; 

 their posterior thickened margin forms the s u p r a - s p i n o u s 1 i g a m e n t s 

 or L-iyamenta apicum. The supra-spinous ligaments run from the seventh 

 cervical vertebra down to the Crixta mcralis media; from the seventh 

 cervical vertebra up to the external occipital protuberance their place 

 is taken by the Ligamcntum nuchar.. 



