Lateral arcuate ligament

Lateral arcuate ligament
The diaphragm. Under surface. (Lat. arcuate ligament visible at bottom left.)
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Identifiers
Latinligamentum arcuatum laterale
TA98A04.4.02.007
FMA58283
Anatomical terminology

The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch and external arcuate ligament) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum muscle. It is traversed by the subcostal nerve, artery and vein.

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