skeletal ligament
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements[VSAO,modified]. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
skeletal ligament
- articular larua
- articular ligament
- true ligament
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logical definition deliberately made strict to avoid classifying MA:spiral ligament as both nonskeletal and skeletal. see https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/71
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ.[VSAO], Ligament organ that primarily consists of regular dense connective tissue aggregated into fasciculi; connects bone and cartilage organs. Examples: sutural ligament, ligament of pinna, tarsal ligament[FMA:25624].
ligament
uberon
UBERON:0008846
Term relations
- ligament
- part of some skeletal system
- connects some skeletal element
- composed primarily of some dense regular connective tissue