Superior transverse ligament
Encyclopedia
For the scapular ligament see Superior transverse scapular ligament
The superior transverse ligament of the eye (also known as Whitnall's ligament) is a transverse ligament in the eye surrounding the superior palpebral levator muscle close to it's partial implantation into the skin of the upper eyelid. The palpebral levator muscle also implants on the superior tarsal plate and into orbital bone.
Superior transverse scapular ligament
The superior transverse ligament converts the scapular notch into a foramen or opening.It is a thin and flat fasciculus, narrower at the middle than at the extremities, attached by one end to the base of the coracoid process, and by the other to the medial end of the scapular notch.The...
The superior transverse ligament of the eye (also known as Whitnall's ligament) is a transverse ligament in the eye surrounding the superior palpebral levator muscle close to it's partial implantation into the skin of the upper eyelid. The palpebral levator muscle also implants on the superior tarsal plate and into orbital bone.