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Costoxiphoid ligaments 
Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. Latin ligamenta costoxiphoidea Gray's subject #77 304 The Costoxiphoid Ligaments (chondroxiphoid ligaments) connect the anterior and posterior surfaces of the seventh costal cartilage, and sometimes those of the sixth, to the front and back of the xiphoid process.
They vary in length and breadth in different subjects; those on the back of the joint are less distinct than those in front.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Joints and ligaments of torso (TA A03.02–04, GA 3.299) Vertebral Of vertebral bodiesmedian: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) · Alar ligament · Apical ligament of dens · Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint
lateral: no ligaments
anterior atlantoaxial ligament · posterior atlantoaxial ligamentno ligamentsLumbosacralThorax Radiate ligament · Intra-articular ligamentno ligamentsno ligamentsPelvis Syndesmoses of pelvic girdleanterior sacroiliac ligament · posterior sacroiliac ligament · interosseous sacroiliac ligament
ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament · sacrospinous ligament
Greater sciatic foramen · Lesser sciatic foramenM: JNT
anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys
noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr
proc, drug(M01C, M4)
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