Retinaculum

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Not a part of any muscle, it is a band around tendons that holds them in place. Its function is mostly to stabilize a tendon. Retinaculum, from the Latin verb retinere (to retain), plural: retinacula may be:

In the wrist:
- Flexor retinaculum of the hand
- Extensor retinaculum of the hand
In the ankle:
- Flexor retinaculum of foot
- Peroneal retinacula
- Superior extensor retinaculum of foot
- Inferior extensor retinaculum of foot
In the knee:
- Lateral retinaculum
- Medial patellar retinaculum

Invertebrate anatomy:

the retinaculum, in wing
the Retinaculum (springtail), in springtail abdomen

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