MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Ligamentum Flavum
Tree Number(s): A02.513.514.287; A02.835.583.512.287; A10.165.669.514.287
Unique ID: D017843
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017843
Scope Note: The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the laminae, it forms the posterior wall of the spinal canal and helps hold the body erect.
Entry Term(s): Flaval Ligament; Ligamenta Flava
Previous Indexing: Ligaments (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Introduced: 1994/01/01
Last Updated: 2017/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ligamentum Flavum MeSH Descriptor Data 2026