ligament
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000211
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. [ VSAO:0000073 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 ]
Synonyms: ligament organ
Term info
- XAO:0004031
- galen:Ligament
- ZFA:0001675
- TAO:0001682
- FMA:30319
- MA:0000113
- EMAPA:35493
- CALOHA:TS-2145
- FMA:21496
- NCIT:C13046
- UMLS:C0023685 (ncithesaurus:Ligament)
- MESH:D008022
- VHOG:0001272
- Wikipedia:Ligament
- SCTID:182358004
- EFO:0001966
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Nonparenchymatous organ that primarily consists of dense connective tissue aggregated into fasciculi by connective tissue. Examples: sutural ligament, radiate sternocostal ligament, ligament of liver, ovarian ligament[FMA][FMA:21496]., Portion of connective tissue that connects bone or cartilage.[TAO]
Compared with their Ediacarian predecessor, Cambrian animals in general were characterized by their much stouter bodies. The stoutness of the body is likely due to the formation of ligaments and tendons, which in turn requires the crosslinking of collagen triple helices.[well established][VHOG]
this groups both skeletal and non-skeletal ligaments. What is called a 'ligament' in many AOs is actually a skeletal ligament
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Knee_diagram.svg
uberon
UBERON:0000211
Ligament, Ligament organ