Name

Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (one structure)

Pronunciation

(po-stir-E-or lon-ji-tOd-nal lig-a-ment)

Notes

A spinal ligament that extends behind the intervertebral discs and vertebral bodies within the vertebral canal from the axis and membrana tectoria to the sacrum. This ligament is strung like a bow over the central concave portion of the vertebral body.