Posterior longitudinal ligament

Posterior longitudinal ligament
Posterior longitudinal ligament, in the thoracic region. (Posterior longitudinal ligament runs vertically at center.)
Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebrae and their ligaments. (Posterior longitudinal ligament runs vertically at center left.)
Details
System	skeletal
Identifiers
Latin	ligamentum longitudinale posterius
TA98	A03.2.01.008
TA2	1680
FMA	31894
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The posterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament connecting the posterior surfaces of the vertebral bodies of all of the vertebrae of humans. It weakly prevents hyperflexion of the vertebral column. It also prevents posterior spinal disc herniation, although problems with the ligament can cause it.