Interclavicular ligament

The interclavicular ligament is a flattened band, which varies considerably in form and size in different individuals, it passes in a curved direction from the upper part of the sternal end of one clavicle to that of the other, and is also attached to the upper margin of the sternum.[1]

Interclavicular ligament
Sternoclavicular articulation. Anterior view. (Interclavicular ligament visible at center top.)
Details
FromClavicle
ToClavicle
Identifiers
Latinligamentum interclaviculare
TAA03.5.04.006
FMA26013
Anatomical terminology

It is in relation, in front, with the integument and Sternocleidomastoidei; behind, with the Sternothyreoidei.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 314 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. "Interclavicular ligament". teamLabBody. Retrieved 20 December 2013.


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