Superior costotransverse ligament

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Ligament: Superior costotransverse ligament
Latin ligamentum costotransversarium superius
From rib
To transverse process of a vertebra
Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12492053

A Superior costotransverse ligament is a strong fibrous band that arises from the neck of a rib to the transverse process of the vertebra above. It may be divided into a larger anterior portion and a smaller posterior portion. It is absent for the first rib.