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ligament
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ligament

Strong, flexible connective tissue, made of the protein collagen, which joins bone to bone at moveable joints and sometimes encloses the joints. Ligaments prevent bone dislocation (under normal circumstances) but allow joint flexion. The ligaments around the joints are composed of white fibrous tissue. Other ligaments are composed of yellow elastic tissue, which is adapted to support a continuous but varying stress, as in the ligament connecting the various cartilages of the larynx (voice box).

Ligaments are also classified as: funicular, or cylindrical cords; fasicular, or flattened bands; and capsular, or enveloping ligaments completely investing a joint.



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SHERI "SPARKLE" WILLIAMS, the small powerhouse of a dancer who is the centerpiece of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, had just one inguinal ligament sprain and an ankle sprain in her 32 seasons with the company.
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The short discussion of the inguinal region contains an excellent photograph with a superimposed drawing of the contents of the femoral triangle and the location of the inguinal ligament in the male subject.
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